Mississippi River flood breaks 2 levees in Illinois - Chicago Sun-Times
GULFPORT, Ill. — Floodwaters breached two levees in western Illinois on Wednesday, and the federal government warned that 20 to 30 more levees may overflow along the Mississippi River. The breaches about 45 miles south of Gulfport flooded farmland ...
Jamie Lynn Spears welcomes baby girl - Baltimore Sun
Jamie Lynn Spears gave birth to a baby girl yesterday morning at a south Mississippi hospital, according to a person close to the Spears family. The person asked not to be identified because the family had not yet announced the baby's birth. The 17 ...
Some Mississippi River towns get good flood news - Chicago Tribune
ALTON, Ill. - Officials in Illinois say it isn't yet clear if the worst of the flooding is over. Patti Thompson of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency says significantly lower crest predictions appear to be good news for some communities along ...