Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Water levels on portions of the Mississippi and lower Ohio rivers have dropped low enough to significantly hinder shipping across ...

Water levels in parts of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers are likely to reach critically low stages soon, forcing shippers to light-load harvest-season grain barges for the fourth year in a row.

NEW MADRID, Mo. (WSIL) -- A new drought monitor shows conditions here are getting better across the region. However, the lack of rainfall is once again contributing to low river levels and the lower ...