Tag Archives: mississippi river

• Agriculture

  Ag in the AM: Mississippi River levels falling

  Farmers worried as Missouri River drawdown impacts the Mississippi River at St. Louis
• News

  Drought impacts water taste in Quad Cities

  The summer drought continues to have an effect — this time, on the taste of your water. Nearly 100 customers…
• Agriculture

  Ag in the AM: Mississippi River Could Close Early

  Lower Mississippi River levels could stop barge traffic early this year.
• News

  Wastewater discharge blamed on power outage

  More than 100,000 gallons of untreated wastewater flooded a building and discharged into the Mississippi River after a power outage in Burlington, Iowa.
• News

  Nine-year old boy was one of five survivors of deadly boat accident on the Mississippi River

  Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation police continue to investigate the deadly boating accident on the Mississippi River in Southern…
• News

  Updated: Two Hunters Die in Mississippi River Boat Accident

  Updated: A Davenport man is one of two men killed in a Mississippi River boating accident.
• News

  I-74 bridge project delayed

  The painting project that closes lanes of the Interstate 74 Bridge over the Mississippi River is reportedly a month behind schedule.
• News

  Horse trots over Mississippi River in coast to coast cancer quest

  A woman and her horse, on a cross-country mission in memory of her mother who died of cancer, made a…
• Crime / News

  Car pulled from Sylvan Slough in Mississippi River

  For the third time in about three weeks, a car was pulled from the Mississippi River in our area.
• News

  Coast Guard halts traffic on low-water stretch of Mississippi

  An 11-mile stretch of the Mississippi River near Greenville, Mississippi, was closed Monday to most vessel traffic because of low water levels.
• News

  Xstream Cleanup hits Quad City waterways

  You never know what you’ll find when you start cleaning out Quad City waterways: glass, plastic bags, straws… and some…
• News

  Barge Party Kicks off the Weekend

  Living Lands and Waters held its 11th annual barge party Thursday night.