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Takeaways from AP examination of flooding's effect along Mississippi River
Associated Press· 7 days agoCommerce along the Mississippi River has evolved over the past century at the expense of many once-thriving river towns. It had almost 4,000 people in 1970, but major floods in 1973, 1993 and 2019 have left it with fewer than 400.
Morton Arboretum awards $6.8M for urban forestry projects in 22 priority Illinois communities
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 days agoOn any summer day, no matter how hot, Tom Tomschin can sit comfortably on his porch and enjoy the...
Illinois is hit with cicada chaos. This is what it's like to see, hear and feel billions of bugs
Omaha World-Herald· 3 days agoCicada chaos is flourishing and flying. Trillions of once-hidden baby bugs are in the air, on the...
The Richest Small Town in Every State
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoWhen you think of the richest locations in the U.S., places like San Francisco, New York and Beverly Hills might come to mind. But prosperity and...
For shrinking Mississippi River towns, frequent floods worsen fortunes
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 days agoDevastating flooding, driven in part by climate change, is taking an especially damaging toll on...
Holmes woman takes stock of Ukrainian heritage through words and memories of her father
The Daily Record via Yahoo News· 5 days agoNational impact of war in Ukraine A Reuters report says Russian forces have been making gradual...
John Avlon, Nancy Goroff vie in 1st Congressional District Democratic primary
Newsday· 4 days agoDemocrats John Avlon and Nancy Goroff both are vying to persuade voters in New York’s 1st...
Downtown safety on tap for Indy visitors
FOX 59 Indianapolis· 6 days agoINDIANAPOLIS — There was a woman shot nine blocks north of Monument Circle on Meridian Street overnight, 12 blocks away from where an IMPD officer shot...
How the United States Laid Claim to the Mississippi River, One Mile at a Time
Smithsonian Magazine· 4 days agoOn October 27, 1815, Prospect Robbins arrived by boat at the point in the alluvial swamps where the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers meet. Both surveyors were veterans—Brown a captain, Robbins ...
