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.

.The forecast of up to a foot of rain is on track, with many locations nearing that total and experiencing widespread flooding. Additional heavy rain will only exacerbate ongoing flooding and make it ...

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 ...

DESOTO, Ill. — At approximately 12:00 a.m. on Friday, August 8, fishermen found a body in the water of the Big Muddy River near Desoto, Illinois. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office and the Jackson ...

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 ...