Located about 100 miles south of St. Louis and 36 miles south of Chester, Illinois, Tower Rock is an enormous rock formation in the middle of the Mississippi River, just off the Missouri bank.

In a 2 ½ hour virtual session, the Illinois and Iowa Departments of Transportation hosted a public explanation of plans for ...

You can explore rural Illinois ... how important the river is here by visiting the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium, or take a ride on a riverboat for another scenic way to ...

In a matter of weeks, boaters looking to travel on part of the Upper Mississippi River will be meeting roadblocks. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says three locks and dams will be closed for ...

For the third consecutive year, historically low water levels on the lower Mississippi River are impacting the supply chain. While it isn’t translating into lost export business for the U.S., it ...

TPG's Ashley Kosciolek accepted a free trip from Viking Cruises to sail on Viking Mississippi. The opinions expressed below ...

The Mississippi River is ... “We are at the mercy of the river,” said Bryce Baker, general manager of the Jersey County Grain terminal in Hardin, Illinois. Baker started booking barges he ...

The Plum River Fault Zone – which stretches about 60 miles through Cedar Rapids into Illinois – runs through Jackson County ...

The Cherohala Skyway is a National Scenic ... drive from Greenville and 2 hours and 15 minutes from Asheville to get to Marble in the west. The road brings a variety of scenery from the Nantahala ...

Online Mississippi sports betting takes a step forward: Local bettors can now download sportsbook apps from top betting sites, including BetMGM, within state lines and place online wagers from one ...

The Mississippi River is suffering from low waters for the ... the dryness over the last few years,” said Trent Ford, the Illinois State Climatologist, a position under the University of Illinois.