Peoria spreads along the Illinois River with a skyline that will surprise you with its city feel. This river town is bigger than most on our list, but it still has that special connection to the water ...

Discover these unique decorating ideas that capture Missouri’s charm and comfort for a truly welcoming and stylish home.

Despite a wetter year in parts of the region, the runoff in the Missouri River Basin remains below average. Years of drought have left a lasting impact, and […] ...

Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park is located in Middle Brook, Missouri, approximately 100 miles southwest of St. Louis. The park ...

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a group of friends went swimming in the Mississippi River near Island 522—also known as Mason Island.

First responders and locals continue search for swimmer who disappeared near Mason Island in Mississippi River. Search efforts include sonar and live scopes.

Two years after a Louisville man went missing, officials have identified his body as one recovered from the Mississippi River in Missouri.

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. (WSIL) -- New Madrid County authorities have identified a man whose remains were found in the Mississippi River in June 2022.

The Great River Road offers a scenic way to see the dozens of towns and cities along the banks of the Mississippi River. This is what to know.

In mid-April 1927, 98 years ago this week, another deluge of torrential rain tipped the Mississippi River basin into a historic flood that remains among the most destructive in U.S. history. The ...

Home / News / Environmental News Upper Mississippi River freezes over less than ever, another sign life is changing Research suggests that by 2100, the Mississippi River may only freeze near the ...

How the United States Laid Claim to the Mississippi River, One Mile at a Time Thomas Jefferson imagined the waterway as the heart of his “empire of liberty” as he dispatched surveyors to ...