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.

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

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

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

A 1943 photo shows the Illinois Terminal Depot in Alton partially submerged during a Mississippi River flood that crested at 34.4 feet.

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.

A University of Mississippi (UM) study showed a meteoric rise in methamphetamine deaths in the U.S. since the turn of the 21st century. The death rate rose 61-fold from

Police in Illinois are investigating after two dogs appeared to have frozen to death in the yard of a home in Decatur, Macon County. Newsweek reached out to the Decatur Police Department outside of normal working hours via email for comment.

Join the National Great River Museum for Mississippi Meanderings, featuring talks on music history and a performance by Trapper Haskins.

Vote for the current Illinois flag not because it is so great, but because anything else wastes our tax dollars.

On Wednesday, Bielema learned of his quarterback Luke Altmyer's response to Josh Pate about Pate's "unofficial" rankings. Bielema attempted to make a social media jab at Pate but was instantly resistant after Pate's abrupt response.

Saturday provided the best college hoops gameday of the season, and at a perfect time, as the sport prepares to step into center stage with March approaching and the NFL season finally wrapping up. So,