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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday the local shipping season on the Mississippi River has begun. The first towboat, with nine barges, passed through Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings on ...

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WWL Louisiana obtained video of a towboat desperately trying to keep 24 barges from colliding with nearby boats and docks along the Mississippi River in New Orleans.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Kentucky man, whose towboat sank in the Big Sandy River at Kenova in January 2018, was sentenced Monday to six months home detention and probation. David Smith, 55, of ...

Martin County Fire Rescue got the call just after 5:30 p.m. on June 15. A private captain with Towboat USA spotted the boy after about an hour of searching. The boy was found unharmed and was ...

The owner of a towboat that sank and spilled oil into a river along the West Virginia-Kentucky border pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal pollution charge. David K. Smith, 55, of Paducah, Kentucky ...

The harsh winter weather was not only affecting roadways but also creating significant challenges for crews operating barges and towboats on the Ohio River.

The towboat Stephen L. Colby began sinking in the Mississippi River just off the LeClaire levee about 4:30 p.m. Monday. Here's how it looks this morning. (Kevin Schmidt/Quad-City Times) ...

EDWARDSVILLE — A Madison County jury has awarded a $3.3 million verdict for a towboat deckhand. On Jan. 13, a jury deliberated two hours and 15 minutes before declining SCF Lewis and Clark LLC ...

STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- The search for a missing towboat captain stopped Wednesday afternoon with little hope of finding him after his boat sank in the Mississippi River. Without finding any sign ...