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Low river levels disrupt logistics for Illinois harvesting

Drought on the lower Mississippi River has pushed barge rates up 31% and slashed southbound shipments 79%, threatening U.S.
Wisconsin Farmer

Drought is shrinking Mississippi River levels — again. That’s a big problem for farmers.

The Mississippi River is again facing low water levels — pushing up barge rates and making it more expensive for farmers to ...
9NEWS

Barge hits Miss. River bridge: Oil cleanup ongoing

The spill of light crude into the river backed up at least 21 tugboats, barges and other vessels on the normally bustling corridor, Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Ryan Gomez said. He told The Associated ...
WHIO

Helicopter crashes into Mississippi River barge, killing two

ALTON, Ill. — Two people were killed when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River in Alton, Illinois, north of St. Louis. The helicopter hit transmission lines over the Mississippi ...

Barges that washed up in Milford drift to West Haven

I took a couple of pictures and then I looked off and I saw the second one coming in,” Borough of Woodmont Warden Edward ...