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Mississippi River boat accident victims identified

• 12/9/2024 2:08:00 PM
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BELLEVUE - On Sunday, December 8th, at approximately 11 a.m., a boat with three occupants capsized below Lock and Dam No. 12 in Bellevue on the Mississippi River. The victims were fishing in a restricted area directly beneath the dam when their boat overturned.

Fatalities reported in boat accident on Mississippi River in Bellevue

• 12/9/2024 8:07:00 AM
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BELLEVUE - On Sunday, December 8th, at approximately 11 a.m., a boat with three occupants capsized below Lock and Dam No. 12 in Bellevue on the Mississippi River. The victims were fishing in a restricted area directly beneath the dam when their boat overturned.

Guttenberg south boat ramps close November 27

• 11/14/2023 11:51:00 AM
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The Guttenberg south public boat ramps will be closed from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, for repairs due to extreme low water levels on the Mississippi River.

DNR investigating drowning on Mississippi River

• 7/18/2023 11:41:00 AM
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is investigating an apparent drowning on July 14 on the Mississippi River near Buffalo Shores.

Heytman’s Landing boat ramp on Mississippi River closed for dredging

• 10/25/2022 11:53:00 AM
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LANSING – The Heytman’s Landing boat ramp, south of Lansing, on Pool 9 of the Mississippi River is closed to dredge the boat channel. The work is expected to be completed by mid-November.

Series of islands in Mississippi River pools 16, 17 and 18 are public wildlife areas offering visitors rugged, solitary experience

• 9/20/2022 11:36:00 AM
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Situated between the Quad Cities on the north and Burlington to the south is a number of islands that many Iowans may not know are open for public use.

Heytman’s Landing boat ramp on Mississippi River closed until Sept. 23

• 8/2/2022 12:14:00 PM
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LANSING – The Heytman’s Landing boat ramp, south of Lansing, on Pool 9 of the Mississippi River is closed until Sept. 23 to replace the railroad bridge that spans the boat channel.

Coal spilled from train derailment south of Lansing

• 6/1/2022 3:54:00 PM
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LANSING—A Canadian Pacific train derailed about 6:40 a.m. today (Wednesday), spilling coal into the Mississippi River.

Iowa is hosting a large population of bald eagles this winter

• 1/11/2022 2:29:00 PM
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Iowa is in the middle of its annual bald eagle population survey and although the numbers are still coming in, all indications point to 2022 being a really good year for eagles wintering in Iowa.

Train derailment into Mississippi River near Montrose

• 11/15/2021 8:17:00 AM
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MONTROSE, IOWA -- At approximately 11:50 PM on November 13, 2021 a train collided with a barge that had been parked along the shore of the Mississippi River near Montrose in Lee County, Iowa. The southbound train operated by BNSF hit the stationary barge, derailing two locomotives and overturning several coal cars between the main line and side track. Several hundred gallons of diesel was released on the ballast material, and was seeping into the Mississippi River from the locomotive fuel tank. A number of coal ca...

Sny Magill boat ramp closed until Oct. 9

• 9/28/2021 1:44:00 PM
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The Sny Magill boat ramp on Pool 10 of the Mississippi River is closed until Oct. 9  to repair the concrete under the railroad underpass.

Lansing Village Creek boat ramp dredging delayed until Oct. 1

• 9/28/2021 1:41:00 PM
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Lansing, Iowa – Lansing Village Creek boat channel dredging scheduled to begin Sept. 15 has been delayed to Oct. 1, and is expected to continue through Nov. 1. The boat ramp will remain open, but space will be limited. 

Two seriously injured in boating incident on Mississippi River in Jackson County

• 9/7/2021 9:59:00 AM
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SABULA, Iowa – Iowa DNR Conservation Officers responded to a boat crash on the Mississippi River on Sunday morning that left two people with serious injuries.

Boaters encouraged to avoid Heytman’s Landing and Village Creek boat ramps on Mississippi River

• 5/25/2021 12:12:00 PM
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LANSING – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges boaters to use caution at the Heytman’s Landing and Lansing Village Creek boat accesses with lower water predicted through the week

Pleasant Valley man charged in fatal LeClaire Boat Crash

• 5/5/2021 7:43:00 AM
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LeClaire, IOWA -- DNR Conservation Officers charged James Thiel, 44, of Pleasant Valley, with Involuntary Manslaughter and Reckless Use of a Watercraft among other charges relating to the August 16, 2020 fatal boat crash on the Mississippi River that killed Anita Pinc, 52, of Moline, IL, and Craig Verbeke, 61, of Moline, IL 

New law impacts boat operators on federal waterways beginning April 1

• 3/30/2021 2:38:00 PM
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A new federal law goes into effect on April 1, that requires the operator of a boat with an installed Engine Cut-Off Switch (ECOS) to use the ECOS link while operating on all federally navigable waterways.

DNR investigating a boating incident that injured two

• 9/7/2020 7:27:00 PM
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CLAYTON COUNTY, Iowa – DNR Conservation Officers responded to a boating incident that left two people injured on around 4:30pm Saturday, September 5, 2020 on the Mississippi River in Clayton County.

Second person dies in boat crash on Mississippi River

• 8/19/2020 1:04:00 PM
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LECLAIRE, Iowa – A second person has died from injuries sustained in a boat crash on the Mississippi River on Sunday, August 16.

Mississippi River walleye length limit changes effective April 1

• 4/1/2020 3:29:00 PM
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Based on overwhelming support received during public meetings in March, Iowa DNR is extending current length limits in Mississippi River Pools 12-20 to now include the entire Mississippi River in Iowa. This change will reflect regulation changes in Minnesota and Wisconsin waters of Pools 9-12.

DNR investigating drowning on Mississippi River

• 3/23/2020 8:46:00 AM
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GUTTENBERG, Iowa - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a drowning that happened on March 21, around 1:30pm, near the spillway of Lock and Dam #10 on the Mississippi River.

Iowa DNR accepting comments on proposed walleye length limit changes on the Mississippi River

• 2/25/2020 3:13:00 PM
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Des Moines - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting comments on proposed changes to walleye length limits on the Mississippi River, through March 5.

Body of missing boater located on Mississippi River

• 10/23/2018 2:38:00 PM
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GUTTENBERG, Iowa – On Thursday, October 18, around 3:00 p.m., a 911 caller advised he located a body in the Mississippi River.

DNR investigating manure spill in Clinton County

• 9/13/2018 12:22:00 PM
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CLINTON – Wednesday, while doing a follow-up check on manure application just north of Clinton, the DNR found manure in a tributary of Silver Creek flowing into Silver Creek and about three miles to the Mississippi River.  

Exploring the lore of the Upper Mississippi at Paint Rock

• 7/30/2018 3:23:00 PM
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Take a weekend escape along the bluff tops of the Upper Mississippi River, load the car with backpacking essentials and hike to camp at one of Iowa’s most revered places: Paint Rock. 

Popular Village Creek boat ramp on Mississippi River closes July 5

• 5/22/2018 11:41:00 AM
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LANSING, Iowa - The Village Creek public boat ramp, south of Lansing, will be closed July 5 through Oct. 31, 2018, for improvements. 

Ice fishing not advised on the upper Mississippi River pools

• 12/15/2016 3:52:00 PM
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Unpredictable changes in water levels are occurring on the Upper Mississippi River pools this week due to ice in the Lock and Dam gates at Locks 7, 9 and 10.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working to remove the ice frozen on the gates, but water levels could drop as much as 4 feet. 

Dysart Man Dies After Falling Into Mississippi River

• 7/12/2016 3:20:00 PM
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CLAYTON – A Dysart man has died after being pulled from the Mississippi River just south of Clayton.

Expect Daytime Wastewater Discharges to Mississippi in Burlington Today, Tomorrow

• 5/3/2016 10:51:00 AM
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BURLINGTON – The city of Burlington will be discharging untreated wastewater this week as the city connects to a new sanitary sewer.

7 Iowa Fish With Open State Records: How to Catch a Record Fish

• 6/9/2015 10:51:00 AM
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Put your name as the first entry in the history books by catching one of these seven fish species we added to the eligible State Record Fish species list in 2013. With no records for these fish currently,you can be the first to set the record! Try these tips to help you catch a record fish.