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 ...

Mississippi State wide receivers coach Chad Bumphis added to his room out of the transfer portal on Monday with the commitment of Northern Illinois transfer Cam Thompson. The 6’0, 198-pound ...

The Mississippi River is the second-longest river in the U.S., second only to the Missouri River. The river passes through 10 states: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky ...

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

Mississippi State actually went down a bit in the NCAA's NET Rankings, going from 12 last week to 14 because Oregon and Illinois went up, but whatever - that doesn't factor in Gonzaga's loss to ...