PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Ten states, including Illinois, signed a cooperative endeavor agreement which some believe will lead to further economic growth. The agreement unifies both the inland ports ...

The Ohio River Basin Alliance, a group of agencies, research institutions and nonprofits, has been working on a restoration ...

About 25 million people, or 8% of the population of the U.S., live in the Ohio River basin. The river spans 981 miles, starting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and flowing to Cairo, Illinois, where ...

Illinois needs to join the partnership to build barriers and stop invasive carp from traveling from the Mississippi River Basin into the Great Lakes. By Molly Flanagan [month] [day], [year], [hour ...

Wood River audit for 2023-24 shows clean report, rising investments The Council also heard and accepted the audit report for the 2023-24 fiscal year. The audit was prepared by C.J. Schlosser & Co.

A pack of hot dogs and a minnow trap may seem like unlikely tools for conservation, but new research from the Natural ...

Midwestern states are spending millions every year to prevent Asian carp from invading rivers and lakes, but the fish have established a home in the Mississippi River basin, and experts say they ...

The river is now forecast to crest in Cairo, Illinois at up to 54 feet on April 10 — just over major flood stage — according to the National Weather Service.

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Ten states, including Illinois, signed a cooperative endeavor agreement which some believe will lead to further economic growth. The agreement unifies both the inland ports ...

About 25 million people, or 8% of the population of the U.S., live in the Ohio River basin. The river spans 981 miles, starting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and flowing to Cairo, Illinois, where ...

Invasive carp first entered Illinois waterways in the 1990s. The “popcorn machine” effect happens as Illinois River Biological Station biologists engage in boat electrofishing, a sampling ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Ten states, including Illinois, signed a cooperative endeavor agreement which some believe will lead to further economic growth. The agreement unifies both the inland ports of ...