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We tried to hold the Mississippi in place - it's not going well
The Mississippi River wants to move — and for 70 years, engineers have been trying to stop it. The Old River Control Structure is the only thing keeping one of America’s greatest rivers from ...
The Mississippi River snakes below the bluffs at Spring Lake Park Reserve near Hastings, where people stroll or ski along the trails to take in the view of the majestic river. But some local officials ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Mississippi River is home to one of North America’s most formidable reptilian apex predators: the American alligator. With its ...
A nearly 100-year-old bridge over the Mississippi River between Iowa and Wisconsin was imploded Friday, an unusual spectacle that clears the way for a modern replacement. The Mississippi River Bridge, ...
Saskia Hatvany / OPB The long band of moisture causing heavy rain throughout Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington is likely to continue through at least Wednesday afternoon. “Think about a river ...
After years of city planning, debate and delay, the St. Paul City Council on Wednesday is poised to approve sweeping new development standards along the Mississippi River that would loosen height ...
Beside the murky waters off Pass Christian, shrimp boats docked in the distance, David Gautier is worried about a threat many miles away that he cannot control. Gautier, 64, runs a seafood business on ...
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Many acres of wetlands across the vast Mississippi River basin would lose federal protection under a new ...
CRITTENDEN COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - The Arkansas Department of Transportation will close all lanes of the Interstate 55 Mississippi River Bridge for two days to perform bridge joint repairs. According to ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Mississippi River Bridge is back open after a lengthy closure due to a man climbing the bridge’s superstructure. The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office ...
The Mississippi River Bridge from Lansing into Wisconsin is shutting down for good today (Monday) so work can progress on the new bridge. DOT engineer Clayton Burke says they plan is to drop the east ...
Farmers rely on the Mississippi River to ship grain and bring them imported fertilizer and other critical inputs. But another year of low river levels means barge travel will be more expensive. The ...
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