Cellist Zak Rivers performs river-themed music at Mississippi Meanderings, highlighting the river's cultural impact.

Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of the newly approved Water Resources Development Act.

Police in Illinois are investigating after two dogs appeared to have frozen to death in the yard of a home in Decatur, Macon County. Newsweek reached out to the Decatur Police Department outside of ...

Once considered an endangered species, there are now more than 3,100 bald eagles wintering in at least 27 Illinois counties.

A 1943 photo shows the Illinois Terminal Depot in Alton partially submerged during a Mississippi River flood that crested at ...

Illinois, ready to choose a state flag? Voting is open in the the new state flag design contest. The public can vote online at for one of the new designs, or for one of three flags that have already ...

Agents with the Mississippi Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau (MALTB) assisted in the arrest of a Louisiana man, who was ...

A University of Mississippi (UM) study showed a meteoric rise in methamphetamine deaths in the U.S. since the turn of the ...