Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) - A sure sign that spring is on the way took place Wednesday in the Lake City area as a team from the US Army Corps of Engineers climbed aboard air boats and conducted a survey of the ice covering Lake Pepin.
Hastings, MN (KROC AM News) - The 2015 shipping season on the Upper Mississippi River opened Wednesday morning when a tow pushing 9 barges arrived at Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings.