One of Missouri’s few remaining Mississippi River ferries might be forced to close
There’s been a ferry across the Mississippi River in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, for more than 200 years, but that may not be ...
As bacterial advisories soar across the MS Coast, water quality an increasing concern
Soft sand, cool water … and high levels of bacteria? Mississippi’s beaches are popular spots for spring break visitors, and ...
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Trains once ferried across the river from Baton Rouge to Anchorage. But where was Anchorage?
The George S. Walker train ferry transports a train across the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to the Anchorage railroad ...
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Greetings from Mississippi and Yucatán
Francesca Zambello is the artistic and general director, emerita of the Glimmerglass Festival. She currently holds the ...
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Crews respond to water rescue on Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau
(KFVS) - A dramatic water rescue on the Mississippi River on Tuesday afternoon ... crews bringing that person to shore at the Red Star Boat Ramp. Rescuers from the Cape Girardeau Fire Department ...
Mississippi River lock and dam work underway despite harsh winter conditions
February isn’t the ideal month for workers into dive into the Mississippi River and upgrade transportation infrastructure, but Jim Cook says there’s no choice.
'Died a hero': Hinds County deputy dies after being shot while responding to domestic call. Suspect death confirmed
A Hinds County deputy died after he was shot and killed while responding to a domestic call Sunday evening on Midway Road in ...
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Boat capsizes on Pearl River in Terry
According to Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones, the boat capsized in the Pearl River on Sunday, February 23. Woman charged with killing man in Jackson Jones said rescue efforts are underway in ...
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8-year-old boy dies as boat carrying ‘reverse flow’ of migrants capsizes off Panama coast
claiming the life of an 8-year-old Venezuelan boy, border authorities said. The boat, full of mostly Venezuelans and Colombians, carried 21 people in total, including two Indigenous Panamanians in ...
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Forty-year-old chocolate wrapper found in river
A discarded chocolate wrapper believed to be more than 40 years old has been found in a river. The Twix wrapper, with a printed expiry date of August 1984 and a "special price" of 13p, was ...