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,

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.

The project aims to expand the fundamental knowledge of geology and hydrology in Northwest and Southeast Louisiana, Central and Southwest Mississippi, and Southern Illinois.

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

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

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

Sports ranks Wisconsin's 2025 football schedule as one of the toughest in the nation, trailing only a few SEC teams.

After record breaking warmth on Thursday, a wintry may be possible overnight into the start of Friday. Full forecast here.

No. 7 Michigan St. (18-2) at Southern Cal (12-8), 4:30 p.m. No. 9 Marquette (18-3) vs. No. 25 UConn (15-6), 8 p.m. No. 11 Kansas (15-5) at Baylor (13-7), 4 p.m. No. 12 Kentucky (15-5) vs. Arkansas (12-8), 9 p.m. No. 13 Texas A&M (16-5) at South Carolina (10-11), 8:30 p.m.

See the complete list of players from Jacksonville-area high schools on NCAA FBS college football programs in the 2024 season.

The Great River Road meanders along the Mississippi, the western border of Illinois, through historic river towns, past state parks and towering bluffs.

Southeastern Community College men’s and women’s wrestling coach Gary Woods II watches a Burlington High School girls wrestling practice Tuesday at James Madison.