Al Jazeera America | Stretch of Mississippi River in Ky. Reopens After Oil Spill ABC News A 17-mile stretch of Mississippi River in Kentucky has reopened with restrictions after it was closed following a collision between two tow boats that spilled more than 120,000 gallons of oil into the waterway, the U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday. The ... Flyover used to help locate spilled oil in Mississippi River Mississippi River remains closed near Paducah, Ky., following oil spill |