Travel & Experiences
Frederick Way Jr., a retired riverboat captain who made a career of chronicling the history of steamboats on inland rivers, has died.
Oct. 9, 1992
World & Nation
Louisville, Ky., bolted the gates shut in its flood wall Tuesday as the highest water along the Ohio River in 30 years pushed downstream, swamping one town after another and swelling the ranks of people driven from their homes.
March 5, 1997
Rain-swollen rivers in Indiana and Kentucky kept rising Friday, threatening more flooding in states where high water has caused at least one death, untold injuries and inflicted millions of dollars in damage.
Jan. 5, 1991
Kentucky authorities say three people were killed and three remain missing after the pontoon boat they were riding in hit the Clark Memorial Bridge and capsized in the Ohio River.
July 5, 2015
Disaster: From the broad Ohio to backwoods creeks, rising waters trap and torment their neighboring towns.
March 6, 1997
Threats to water supplies created by a fuel spill in the Allegheny River waned as the slick snaked along the Ohio River toward Ohio and West Virginia.
April 4, 1990
Seven barges carrying gasoline broke free from a towboat Sunday on the Ohio River and spilled an estimated 40,000 gallons of fuel into the river after striking a railroad bridge piling, officials said.
Feb. 20, 1989
Kentucky: A burning fertilizer plant contained tons of potentially explosive chemicals. Apparently, no one was in the plant; one minor injury is reported.
Jan. 5, 1998
An Ohio River swollen with rain and melted snow surged beyond its banks Saturday, unleashing floods that covered some homes up to their roofs and sank a 50-foot boat as it rested in a back yard.
Jan. 30, 1994
A diesel oil spill floated along about 50 miles of the Ohio River but authorities said it was dissipating and did not threaten drinking water supplies.
April 3, 1988