Tag: Mississippi River
Pipeline foes gear up for large northern Minnesota protest
SOLWAY, Minn. — Environmental and tribal groups opposed to Enbridge Energy’s ongoing effort to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline are planning...
Buttigieg to visit closed Interstate 40 bridge in Tennessee
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg travels to Tennessee on Thursday to learn how the closure of the Interstate 40...
NOAA: Average-sized ‘dead zone’ likely off Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS — An average “dead zone” is likely in the Gulf of Mexico, where a large area of water holding too little oxygen...
‘Past the point of no return’? Iowa Dems feel hopes fading
KEOKUK, Iowa — Democrats lost last year's election for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District by the narrowest margin in a House race in almost 40...
Transportation secretary to visit closed interstate bridge
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit the Interstate 40 bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas that's been indefinitely closed after a...
Kayaker’s photos show crack in closed I-40 bridge in 2016
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Photos taken by a Mississippi River kayaker about five years before a crack was found in the Interstate 40 bridge linking...
With I-40 bridge closed, backup route gets inspection
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An inspection of the Interstate 55 bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas began Tuesday, a week after the span became the states'...
Mississippi River opened near Memphis under damaged bridge
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday that river traffic has reopened on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, three days after...
Mississippi River bridge at Memphis closed to fix crack
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An interstate bridge crossing the Mississippi River at Memphis, Tennessee, remained closed Wednesday after inspectors found a crack in the span...
Louisiana Democrat sworn into Congress, replacing Biden aide
WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Troy Carter of Louisiana was sworn into the House on Tuesday, adding some breathing room to the party’s tight majority.
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