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Winter begins on the upper Mississippi River as last barges head south

It's — unofficially — winter on the upper Mississippi River. The last dozen barges of the season departed from St. Paul, Minnesota, on Nov. 25, pushed south by the Motor Vessel Sierra Dawn, according ...
KSDK

Barge strikes St. Louis' Eads Bridge after 6 break loose on Mississippi River

ST. LOUIS — Six barges broke loose on the Mississippi River in St. Louis on Friday, and one struck the Eads Bridge connecting Missouri and Illinois. The U.S. Coast Guard said in a release that the ...
Southeast Missourian

2 die when helicopter strikes power lines, crashes into barge on Mississippi River

Two workers died when their helicopter struck power lines and crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, sparking a fire and halting river traffic as investigators probe ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Winter begins on the upper Mississippi River as last barges head south

Shipping season on the upper Mississippi River has ended as the last barges headed south from St. Paul, Minnesota Nov. 25. Because the upper river freezes each year, barge traffic always halts until ...