That’s Shawnee National Forest for you—a sprawling 289,000-acre paradise tucked away in southern Illinois near Herod that somehow remains one of America’s most underrated natural wonders.

“But I’m still here,” he says. “I ain't giving up.

Authorities in Clayton County reported a body found in the Mississippi River on Saturday morning.The Clayton County Sheriff’s ...

The last baseball story has a happy ending. Juan Soto of the Mets caught the final out of the top of the third on June 14 and ...

Many Native Americans are marking ceremonies like graduations with bald eagle feathers, a form of reverence for the bird they ...

Not all jewels shine deep-green like emeralds or have the sparkle of diamonds. Some tumble from algae-coated cages in a rush of rock and shell, briny water splashing alongside them onto the boat deck.

Why Black Carp Are a Problem If you’re an angler, you’ve probably heard about the invasive carp problem in the U.S., and may have even seen firsthand the damagi ...

Hundreds of people showed up to donate blood across nine locations on both sides of the Mississippi River on Saturday. It was all part of radio station KSHE 95’s annual summer blood drive, ...

Tornado data is showing a shift in tornado alley to the east in recent years. Tornadoes are becoming more common east of the Mississippi River, and less common in areas like eastern Texas.

World Atlas calls 4 Mississippi lakes the most snake-infested in the state. Know how to ID venomous snakes and tell them ...

The American Cruise Lines riverboat, American Melody, docked in Louisville on July 11 as a part of its tour of the Ohio River ...

I thought of that scene recently while watching a video of a similar section of the river. In one, sunbathers are lazing in a ...