HASTINGS, Minnesota - The locks and dams on the Mississippi River are massive feats of engineering, nearing 100 years old. They shepherd millions of tons of goods each year, acting as water-based ...

Heavy snow melt forced the closure of several locks on the upper Mississippi River...but high water levels and flooding are starting to ease which is allowing locks to reopen and barge traffic to ...

A big concern right now is the upper Mississippi River. It’s not expected to crest ... That is shutting down those locks. Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition ...