Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Residents in Southwest Mississippi and Southeast Louisiana should expect to see low-level airplane flights from February through April as part of efforts to map geography and aquifers.

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

The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five Illinois voters have filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to throw out the legislative district map drawn in 2021

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

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has scheduled public eagle-watching events across the region through March 7. Certain Illinois state parks and locations, including Starved Rock State Park and Illinois State Museum’s Dickson Mounds,

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

All Times EST No. 16 Oregon (16-4) at UCLA (15-6), 10:30 p.m. No. 18 Illinois (14-6) at Nebraska (12-8), 8:30 p.m. No. 19 Memphis (16-4) at Tulane (11-9), 9 p.m. No. 10 Purdue (16-5) vs. Indiana

Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the coaches' poll.

Quincy University released its dean’s list for the fall 2024 semester. Honorees must earn a semester grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale)

Plans are underway for a livestock judging clinic for youth to be held on Saturday, Feb. 15 at the John Wood Community College (JWCC) Agricultural Education Center, 37803 IL-104, in

The Old Farmer's Almanac, which has been in business since 1792, recently released its spring weather forecast. The outlook? "Warmer-than-normal temperatures for most of the country, with a few exceptions: southern and central California, Desert Southwest, southern Florida, and western Ohio Valley, where it will be near to below normal."

After record breaking warmth on Thursday, two weather systems bring small chances of precipitation to parts of the area. Find out if you will be impacted.