Illinois governor declares Lake Michigan is now Lake Illinois
In a social media post, Governor JB Pritzker announced the changes come after decades of studies. “I’m here today to make an ...
9 most snake-infested rivers in the US: From the Mississippi to the Everglades, featuring cottonmouths, rattlesnakes, and more
Rivers across the U.S. are home to over 50 snake species, both venomous and non-venomous, thriving in aquatic and ...
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The Lower Mississippi River’s largest ecosystem restoration project got the federal go-ahead. The next hurdle: funding
A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal ...
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This Unassuming Restaurant In Missouri Is Where Your Seafood Dreams Come True
For those who like their seafood with a bit of heat, the Jamaican Jerk Mahi-Mahi is a spice lover’s dream. The fish is rubbed ...
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Upper Mississippi River freezes over less than ever, another sign life is changing
Research shows that across the globe, rivers that freeze are freezing later and melting earlier, and that includes the ...
The Lower Mississippi River’s largest ecosystem restoration project got the federal go-ahead
A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal ...
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February is Earthquake Awareness Month in Missouri
It’s been an active year for earthquakes in the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ), with 293 minor quakes reported in the past 12 months. Though most were too small […] ...
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Mississippi River flood control, navigation issues focus of Feb. 12-13 meeting in Burlington, Iowa
People attending will hear presentations focused on flood control, inland ports, navigation and common-sense environmental ...
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Texas History Minute: The Red River expedition that never reached its goal
The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 sparked a new wave of exploration in the United States as a number of expeditions were ...
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Missouri Pacific history remembered
Missouri Pacific history is easier to understand if the railroad is considered in three parts: the lines west of St. Louis, ...
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Earthquakes are this Missouri town's claim to fame. But residents are ill-prepared if one hits
Poverty, job loss and high insurance costs have led to a lack of earthquake insurance in New Madrid, Missouri — a town with a ...
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What Sam Purcell said of Mississippi State women’s basketball’s last-second loss at Missouri
Missouri didn’t call a timeout before Grace Slaughter hit a midrange baseline jump shot at the buzzer. It dealt Mississippi State (16-6, 3-5 SEC) a 78-77 loss to the Tigers (12-10, 1-6 ...