Ohio River

Long-delayed project moving forward under new leadership

Commercial activities such as barge traffic and riverboats were experiencing difficulty navigating portions of the river.

Residents of a mobile home park in Alexander County have been evacuated due to the high level of the Mississippi River.An order was issued Monday night in…

An Ohio River bridge connecting southern Illinois and western Kentucky will remain closed for about five more months.The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet…

Conservation groups are asking Gov. J.B. Pritzker to speak out this week against a proposal that could weaken clean-water protections for the Ohio…

Illinois' governor and acting head of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency surveyed the flooding in southernmost Illinois.After receiving an emergency…

Towns along the Mississippi River and its tributaries should brace for the prospect of potentially serious flooding this spring, in large part due to an…

A southern Illinois lawmaker is heralding what he calls a key investment in the future economic development of the region.State Senator Dale Fowler of…

There are around 200 locks in the rivers across the nation.Most of them are decades old and needing replaced.Two of them were officially replaced after…

The most expensive inland waterway project in U.S. history is set to open later this year.A ceremonial ribbon cutting at the Olmsted Locks and Dam in…