Low-level airplane flights are planned over a broad region in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Illinois to image geology and aquifers using airborne geophysical technology.

The project aims to expand the fundamental knowledge of geology and hydrology in Northwest and Southeast Louisiana, Central and Southwest Mississippi, and Southern Illinois.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Residents in Southwest Mississippi and Southeast Louisiana should expect to see low-level airplane flights from February through April as part of efforts to map geography and aquifers.

The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five Illinois voters have filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to throw out the legislative district map drawn in 2021

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has scheduled public eagle-watching events across the region through March 7. Certain Illinois state parks and locations, including Starved Rock State Park and Illinois State Museum’s Dickson Mounds,

Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of the newly approved Water Resources Development Act.

Cellist Zak Rivers performs river-themed music at Mississippi Meanderings, highlighting the river's cultural impact.

Once considered an endangered species, there are now more than 3,100 bald eagles wintering in at least 27 Illinois counties.

All Times EST No. 16 Oregon (16-4) at UCLA (15-6), 10:30 p.m. No. 18 Illinois (14-6) at Nebraska (12-8), 8:30 p.m. No. 19 Memphis (16-4) at Tulane (11-9), 9 p.m. No. 10 Purdue (16-5) vs. Indiana

Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the coaches' poll.

No. 7 Michigan St. (18-2) at Southern Cal (12-8), 4:30 p.m. No. 9 Marquette (18-3) vs. No. 25 UConn (15-6), 8 p.m. No. 11 Kansas (15-5) at Baylor (13-7), 4 p.m. No. 12 Kentucky (15-5) vs. Arkansas (12-8), 9 p.m. No. 13 Texas A&M (16-5) at South Carolina (10-11), 8:30 p.m.

Sure, the win at Kansas is really the only marquee victory Houston has so far this season, but a 13-game winning streak with 11 double-digit wins over that stretch earns Kelvin Sampson's team a place in the top tier of the sport.