In 1820, a group of five commissioners were appointed to meet and select a location, which would encompass four square miles, ...

Today in Illinois, only six covered bridges remain. Mostly nestled in out-of-the-way rural locales, many have become ...

Summer census time is happening now for several common Iowa wildlife species. Roadside counts will soon get underway between Aug. 1-15. Spotlight surveys in the dark of night by conservation officers ...

A northeast Nebraska state recreation area (SRA) located along the Missouri River is slated to undergo a major improvement ...

The flood recovery team, consisting of staff from Montauk State Park east of Licking, Rock Island State Park and members of ...

The term "100-year flood" implies that the event is a rare occurrence; however, dozens of such storms have inundated the ...

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas says that after recent inquiries about the closure of the Historic Swope Park Pool. In short, ...

During the first legislative hearing after historic flooding killed 137 people in Central Texas, state and regional leaders testified about communications challenges, limited flood warning ...

A man recently hauled in the catch of a lifetime from the Missouri River, a “monster” 86-pound blue catfish near Washington, ...

The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to ...

Authorities in Missouri say DNA samples have solved a 1994 cold case, identifying a man's body found in the Mississippi River more than three decades ago. The Jefferson County Sheriff's ...

A bipartisan panel of Texas House and Senate lawmakers were scheduled to hear from at least 17 state and local leaders during a July 23 hearing about the state’s response to the July 4-5 flooding in ...