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 Republican leader of the Illinois House and five Illinois voters have filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to throw out the legislative district map drawn in 2021.

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

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.

Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the coaches' poll.

Alabama and Miss State meet! It's time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Alabama-Mississippi State prediction and pick.

Rep. Andy Ogles and more than a dozen House Republicans push proposal to ban chemical abortions. The proposal was first put forward in 2023.

MACOMB, IL - - Western Illinois University recognizes the outstanding achievements of its distinguished Agriculture (Ag) alumni, who have excelled in diverse fields and made significant contributions to the industry.

St. John's at Georgetown, 6:30 p.m. Cent. Michigan at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Providence at Seton Hall, 7 p.m. Dayton at St. Bonaventure, 8 p.m. North Carolina at Pittsburgh, 9 p.m.

Texas (14-6), 9 p.m. No. 25 UConn (14-6) vs. DePaul (10-11), 8 p.m. No. 18 Illinois (14-6) at Nebraska (12-8), 8:30 p.m. No. 19 Memphis (16-4) at Tulane (11-9), 9 p.m. No. 1 Auburn (18-1) at No. 23 Mississippi (15-5),

It is commonplace to regard the US South as a political backwater. Many liberals see Southerners as irredeemable red-state voters, mired in racist parochialism or bible-thumping backwardness. It is of course true that many states in the South are today,