Today in History for Aug. 10: In 258, St. Lawrence was martyred in Rome. Traditional accounts say that he was slowly roasted on a gridiron. (Modern historians have disputed the account's likelihood.) ...

The Rock Island County Coroner has identified the body recovered near Kay Island as Edward J. Fisher, 19, of East Moline.

Just after 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, deputies were called to the Campbell's Island area for a report of a person in the water.

Two people were killed after a helicopter crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River just north of St. Louis.

UPDATE: The body of an unidentified man was recovered Saturday from the Mississippi River, according to Rock Island County Coroner Brian Gustafson, who told Our Quad Cities News the body was ...

Local News Body found in Mississippi River identified more than 30 years later In September 1994, the body was pulled from the Mississippi River near Rush Island.

Authorities say three men who were reported missing while fishing and swimming on a sandbar in the Mississippi River have been found dead near Memphis, Tennessee.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three men who were reported missing while fishing and swimming on a sandbar in the Mississippi River have been found dead near Memphis, Tennessee, authorities said Wednesday.

Eliotte Heinz's body was found in the Mississippi River near Brownsville, Minn., after a three-day search. La Crosse Police Department is investigating the cause of death.

Authorities say three men who were reported missing while fishing and swimming on a sandbar in the Mississippi River have been found dead near Memphis, Tennessee. Search and rescue teams ...

According to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, three men went missing Tuesday while swimming and fishing in the Mississippi River.