Mississippi River

We went kayaking on the Rock River with teachers learning about their local watershed.“How do we take care of our water and our soil? All of those things you can take back into the classroom, no matter what age you work with.”How they’ll bring these water education lessons from the river back to the classroom.

Illinois K-12 teachers are invited to paddle a kayak and learn about local watersheds during a free upcoming workshop. Peter Medlin has more…

El Río Mississippi fluye apaciblemente debajo del Puente Centennial, que conecta Illinois e Iowa por las Quad Cities. Un sábado por la tarde a principios de mayo, los carros pasan y saludan o dan un bocinazo ocasional a una larga fila de ambientalistas que afirman que el río es un ser vivo.

Advocates from across the Mississippi River basin are calling for the Mississippi River to be granted legal rights.

Weather officials say the Mississippi River fell below flood stage in two southwestern Illinois cities for the first time in months.The National Weather…

For breast cancer patients, race and geography can mean the difference between surviving and succumbing.Washington University researchers have identified…

I woke up in P-town and found radio’s Carl Nelson in my tent. Apparently his new hammock had not been up to snuff and he was unable to get into a…

Nancy Guyton has lived by the Mississippi River her entire life. She and her husband farm in Annada, a small town on the Missouri side of the Mississippi…

Illinois government is keeping a close eye on conditions along the Mississippi River. Governor Pat Quinn says he's working "night and day" with other top…