COLUMBIA, MO (Ag & Water Desk) - For the third year in a row, extreme drought conditions in the Midwest are drawing down water levels on the Mississippi River, raising prices for companies that ...

River barges are an efficient way to move crops — 15 barges can hold about as much grain as 1,000 semi-trucks. But low river levels are driving up transportation costs for Midwest farmers. The ...

At an April 29 meeting, school committee members decided to reverse a previous vote to ask the state to fund transportation costs. During a joint meeting on April 8, city councilors supported sending ...