Indiana's ports authority has landed a more than $545,000 federal grant for a planned steel barge shuttle that officials say will boost steel coil shipments at the states Ohio River port in Jeffersonville.

The Kentucky Transportation Department says in a statement that lane closures on the Interstate 65 Kennedy Bridge will begin this week. The statement says the right three lanes of I-65 South will close at midnight on Nov. 8 and reopen at 5 a.m. on Nov. 27.

Southern Indiana officials shared their concerns about the Sherman Minton Bridge project during a closed meeting with the Indiana Department of Transportation's commissioner.

Indiana officials are warning people about harmful algae blooms on the Ohio River near Cincinnati, Ohio, and Louisville, Kentucky.

The River Ridge Development Authority Board unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday setting aside about 27 acres as a conservation easement for bats near a road project will link River Ridge, the Indiana 265 interchange and the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville.

Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission has announced that the 31st annual Ohio River Sweep is scheduled for this Saturday.

After five years of debate, a federal watchdog for the Ohio River has finalized pollution control standards for its eight member states, including Indiana.

The LST 325 troop landing ship will be docked at the former site of the Tropicana Evansville casino boat June 6-9.

The Indiana Department of Transportation says the inspection depends on the weather and is scheduled May 20-23 on the Matthew E. Welsh Bridge.

A Ball State University study in collaboration with Virginia Tech says part of that may be due to less agricultural land bordering the river and more forests.