APPLETON (WLUK) -- The completion of repairs at an Appleton lock has wrapped up, paving the way for the four locks in the Fox River flats to open for the summer season. Most of the Fox River locks ...

HASTINGS, Minnesota - The locks and dams on the Mississippi River are massive feats of engineering, nearing 100 years old. They shepherd millions of tons of goods each year, acting as water-based ...

APPLETON (WLUK) -- Repairs to an Appleton lock will not be completed by this weekend as planned, meaning four locks in the Fox River flats are not expected to open until next month. Construction work ...

A lock on the River Great Ouse is to close for six months and undergo a structural upgrade involving crucial "below-waterline ...

Reader question: Why are the Appleton locks closed? When will they be open to boaters? Answer: The Fox River locks are billed as the only fully restored, hand-operated lock system in the nation.

Some 6 million tons of commodities passed through the lock and dam along the Mississippi River in Hastings in 2023, and with navigation season at a pause, crews this winter have undertaken the ...

Lock service in Harmar and Highland Park could be on the chopping block pending a review of commercial barge traffic this year. “It could very well happen,” said Mike Ferris, president of the ...

Efforts to repair and reopen the Willamette Falls navigational locks in Clackamas County took a step back when the Legislature ended the 2025 lawmaking session without passing a bill that would have ...

Work is underway to build a new island in the Mississippi River near Hastings, a $10 million project aimed at preserving the ...