The 1831 duel between Thomas Biddle and U.S. Rep. Spencer Pettis, D-Mo., began with slights against the former's brother and ...

After unleashing dozens of destructive tornadoes, a slow-moving storm system dumped heavy rain across the U.S. Midwest and ...

Taverns and saloons were an integral part of Irish and German immigrants’ lives and social connections in the 19th century. Social Turners, a German American gymnastics club, founded its Chicago ...

Situated about halfway between Kansas City, Missouri, and Indianapolis, St. Louis overlooks the Mississippi River on the Missouri-Illinois border. Inside its 79 neighborhoods, visitors will find ...

Pioneer D.A. Blodgett, know for medical facilities in Grand Rapids, left southern Osceola County and central Michigan with ...

Free Fridays' concert. Catch the next performance of the city’s popular “Free Fridays” concert series from 7 to 9 p.m. April ...

Flooding is causing some traffic hazards for drivers in the Heartland.Severe storms moved through the region on Wednesday, ...

A conservation group on Wednesday named the Mississippi the “most endangered river of 2025,” citing threats to abolish the ...

The river is threatened primarily by FEMA's uncertain future, said American Rivers, an environmental group based in ...

The list calls attention to the threats rivers face and prioritizes those for which the public can influence policies that ...

The Mississippi River is the nation’s most endangered river, a national conservation group says, because of federal plans to ...