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Environmental officials are inspecting toxic waste sites in southeast Texas that were flooded and potentially damaged last week.

On today’s show, we hear how the Mulberry River Society works to keep the river healthy. We also remember a rockabilly star from Arkansas with a healthy…

On today's show, a new report measures child well-being, economic, and education conditions in the state. Plus, remembering Japanese internment camps in…

What did the Illinois River look like--and act like--three hundred years ago? We go to the river with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission District Fisheries…

U.S. troops speed toward Baghdad, and cross the Euphrates River to the north, capturing the city of Nasiriyah. But resistance develops around Basra in the south. And the Pentagon appears to drop plans for a ground invasion from Turkey. Hear NPR's Lynn Neary and NPR's Scott Horsley.

The World Surf League announced it was shutting down the Margaret River Pro in West Australia after two recreational surfers were attacked. The event was to have run through this weekend.

Police are still working to learn how and why an aspiring doctor suddenly went missing in Bloomington, Ill. Authorities discovered his body in a river and have now identified him.

A bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas at Memphis has been shut down after a large crack was found. The indefinite closure affects all vehicles — as well as boat traffic on the Mississippi River.

Arkansas Trucking Association President Shannon Newton said short-term and long-term solutions are being discussed to resolve the transportation challenges presented by the closure of the damaged I-40 Mississippi River bridge to Memphis.

More than 6 inches of rain in less than three hours created a torrent that swept through downtown Ellicott City over the weekend. At least two people were killed.