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As this year's flood ends, the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative is working to help communities win federal grants for projects that would help them deal with the increased frequency and severity of floods.

Large parts of the Midwest are in a moderate to extreme drought, and the economy is suffering because of it.

This month, people who live in the Quad Cities can help study plastic pollution in the Mississippi River. It's phase two of a study by the Mississippi River Cities and Town Initiative and its partners.

The Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative is working with several organizations to reduce the risk of flooding and other disasters.

The majority of litter in and along the Mississippi River is made of plastic. That's according to a new study from the Mississippi River Cities and Town Initiative and its partners in the plastic pollution project conducted in March and April, 2021.

A year after historic flooding, Mississippi River communities are struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic. Bettendorf Mayor Bob Gallagher is the…

WSIU's Jennifer Fuller talks with SIU Geography Professor Jonathan Remo about his upcoming Science Cafe through the Science Center of Southern Illinois :

As cities and counties figure out how much money they spent fighting this year's record-setting flood, the Corps of Engineers and two other groups are…

Civic leaders along the Mississippi River are bracing for near-record flood levels in the coming days and weeks. Mayors in Missouri and Illinois say...

Anyone who's ever helped clean up the Mississippi River can tell you plastic pollution is a big problem. The Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative…