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The Army Corps of Engineers has begun rock removal work at Grand Tower. The new pinnacle extraction project comes at a time of rising river levels.One…
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Local plants might find a silver lining with the recent drought.The Japanese beetle, an invasive species with no natural predators and no simple way to…
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The price of beef and pork will continue to climb this year, according to an agricultural economist at the University of Missouri.Ron Plain says the…
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The Army Corps of Engineers is working hard to deepen the Mississippi River's shipping channel. With water levels forecast to remain high enough only through January to float loaded barges, some say the only way to keep the river open next month will be to release water from the Missouri River.
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The drought that damaged crops in the Midwest last summer has brought the water level to historically low levels. Now barge traffic along a vital stretch of the Mississippi is dangerously close to running dry, putting shipping and jobs at risk.
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Missouri was stuck with some historically extreme weather in 2012, according to Missouri State Climatoligist Dr. Pat Guinan. It was the hottest year on…
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The Mississippi River's water level is dropping again and barge industry trade groups warn that river commerce could essentially come to a halt by…
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Southbound barges on the Mississippi River carry grain destined for world markets. Those barges regularly pass northbound tows with thousands of tons of…
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The Army Corps of Engineers will begin blasting Mississippi River rock outcrops near Thebes, Illinois on Tuesday. The rocks could impede barge traffic as…
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The Army Corps of Engineers will remove rock outcrops near Thebes, Illinois next week. That’s according to a press release from two river navigation trade…