MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WSIL)-- The Big Muddy River is set to crest in Murphysboro later this week. Officials are working to prepare for the additional flooding. They say homeowners should do the same.

According to the National Water Prediction Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the river is supposed to crest around 1 a.m. on Thursday, April 9 at 37 feet. On Tuesday, ...

DESOTO — A dead body was found in the Big Muddy River early Friday morning, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. At approximately midnight Friday, fishermen on the Big Muddy River near ...

The folks at Big Muddy Adventures are bringing back their downtown microadventures in September 2025. To any St. Louisan who’s curious about big-river paddling but doesn’t know how/where to start, a ...

Ed Lagace of Winona talks about a weasel fur to Winona Middle School fifth-grader Shauntel Miller during the Big Muddy River Rendezvous on Tuesday at Prairie Island Campground in Winona. The annual ...