National Great Rivers Museum in East Alton is promoting “all things icy” along the Mississippi River during its fourth annual ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has halted a key project meant to defend the Great Lakes from invasive carp, citing federal funding ...

Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work that advocates believe is ...

A press release from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR): The latest round of eDNA testing for Asian carp in the Mississippi River has yielded unexpected results, according to the ...

CLINTON, Iowa (KWQC) - The 41st Annual Bald Eagle Watch took place in Clinton on Saturday. The family-friendly event included education programs, environmental exhibits, and eagle viewing. The ...

is preparing for major repairs at six of its Mississippi River locks this winter to ensure they continue working as designed.Maintenance is scheduled at Lock and Dam 4, Alma, Wisconsin ...

Alton spots like Melvin Price Lock and Dam, Great River Road and the nearby ... to the visitors who discover our community on the Mississippi River for the first time,“ Jobe continued.

(First Alert 4) - Flood control along the Mississippi ... use the Mississippi River and other inland waterways, adding up to ...

“They are generally the commonest winter raptor on the Mississippi River, all along its course ... They gather in bigger numbers at locks and dams, as those areas are kept open for barge traffic.” ...

The data that Burdis and Jankowski are looking at is much newer, dating back about 30 years, but it shows a similar trend.

John Badman is a 1982 graduate of SIU-Carbondale, with a major in cinema and photography and a minor in law enforcement administration of justice. He has worked at The Telegraph in Alton full-time ...