13 WREX meteorologist John Jurgens discusses hazardous air conditions and hot weather that have blanketed the WNIJ listening area.

West Nile virus was recently detected in mosquitoes in DeKalb County. Mosquito-borne illnesses kill hundreds of thousands of people each year. Some historians believe they've killed about half of all humans who have ever lived.One Northern Illinois University professor received a $40,000 grant to study a major unknown: what bacteria mosquitoes carry.

13 WREX meteorologist John Jurgens discusses a steamy week ahead for the Stateline.

The nature center, which will soon be called Wild Roots, is using the grant to turn the golf course to prairie and oak savanna.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service is a federal agency that helps farmers protect soil and water and fight climate change. Advocates say those goals are in jeopardy.

In Missouri and many other states, regulatory efforts have been stymied. That’s prompting fierce debates in city council chambers.

This weekend, the Natural Land Institute is opening the Silver Creek Woods Preserve for what it calls a BioBlitz.

Illinois is experiencing the wettest June in years.

Days after heavy rains, strong winds, and tornadoes wreaked havoc in northern and central Illinois, another round of severe weather may be in store for Wednesday.

A new guide for farmers' trusted advisors is out. The Nature Conservancy says it's going make regenerative agriculture easier to adopt in the Midwest and beyond.