Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Fox River locks system will open for the season on May 17, and Appleton lock 1 will remain open for two additional hours on ...

The lock-and-dam system through which 175 million tons of freight travels on the upper Mississippi River each year is sorely outdated, and vulnerable to failure that could have a profound effect on ...

KAUKAUNA (WLUK) -- The board which operates the Fox River locks will not pursue an electrification barrier for the Menasha lock-- and will keep the lock between Lake Winnebago and Little Lake Butte ...

FOX VALLEY, Wis. (WFRV) – Navigation season in the Fox River lock system begins on Saturday. “Everybody is fired up to get the navigation season going,” Fox River Navigation System Authority Phil ...

(WLUK) -- While summer doesn't officially start for another month, it's starting to feel like it for those out on the Fox River. "It's an exciting day for us," Fox River Navigational System Authority ...

Get on a boat on the upper Mississippi River, and you'll eventually come upon a looming concrete structure stretching across the river's main channel. It's called a lock and dam, and it's a distinct ...