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As a congressional stalemate over federal funding made a government shutdown seem increasingly likely Thursday, area officials and federal employees said impacts of a shutdown would disrupt many facets of

Measuring water levels on the Mississippi River can be a bit tricky. Here's why "zero" doesn't equal the bottom of the river itself.

Taking measurements involves three different processes. Here's a look back from the flood of 2019.

Icing on the Illinois River and low water on the Middle Mississippi River are causing headaches for the navigation industry and the Corps of Engineers.