Tow rails at Lock and Dam 5 and 5A recently received an upgrade. “We had the original tow rail from the 1930s,” Judy Denzer, Lock and Dam 5 lockmaster, said. “It was time for an upgrade.” Construction ...

The first towboat of 2024 passed through Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings, Minn. on Sunday, signaling the start of this year's navigation season on the Mississippi River. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' ...