Drought monitor shows 45% of Illinois is being affected by at least a moderate drought and parts of southern Illinois are ...

River barges are an efficient way to move crops — 15 barges can hold about as much grain as 1,000 semi-trucks. But low river ...

Eleven young women are vying for the title of Miss La Crosse/Oktoberfest. The new titleholder will be announced at the Miss La Crosse/Oktoberfest Scholarship Program at 7 p.m. Saturday ...

The cooperative agreement is the first between the inland ports in the heart of the Corn Belt and the coastal ports of ...

Climatologists say it could be part of a larger trend. For the third year in a row, extreme drought conditions in the Midwest ...

Claiming that he’d gotten the footage ahead of time, Vance shared a clip from the 2007 Miss Teen USA contest, where a contestant went viral for her disjointed answer. When Vance appeared on CNN ...

The Mississippi River is famous for its important role in the United States' industrialization. The river is a vital source of hydroelectric energy, provides drinking water for millions of people ...

All week we heard from people who reporter Ben James met on his bike ride down the Connecticut River. Stories of grieving, working, trying to make rent, watching things change for better and for ...

Barges plying the shrinking lower Mississippi River have to reduce their draft, meaning operators will have to cut the amount of cargo their boats carry to meet the latest restrictions. “The gauge at ...

Dear Miss Manners: I am the mother of two young children: a 2-year-old girl and a 5-month-old boy. How should I respond when people ask me if I am breastfeeding them? I recognize that this is 2024 ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — To help maintain the Mississippi River, dredging has begun to remove sediment from the navigation channel to make sure commercial barges have safe passage. This comes as the ...