The 147-acre the Red Jacket Valley Park near Mankato has a pond with a beach area and hiking trails. (Blue Earth County) ...

From batch sales of unopened rocks on eBay to discreet phone calls to higher-dollar patrons, Illinois’ commercial fossil ...

A big new mining project is coming together near Patagonia—-promising well-paying jobs, while environmentalists worry about what the mine could do to the area.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources approves permits for mining operations. The open pit mine in Christian County ...

An international company is asking for a 100-year extension to continue mining operations along the San Joaquin River. If approved, crews with CEMEX would blast ...

A case moved to Sangamon County was Curtis Lovelace, a former Adams County assistant state’s attorney and University of Illinois football standout, accused of killing his first wife ...

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana House committee has advanced a bill to start the process of potentially annexing counties from Illinois. House Bill 1008, authored by Indiana Speaker Rep. Todd Huston ...

HOLDEN, W.Va. — The weekend’s torrential rainfall that flooded southern West Virginia resulted in the blowout of an old coal mine in the Holden area of Logan County on Monday evening.

The settlement, the largest of its kind in Sangamon County history, was reached last week, County Board member Craig Hall told Illinois Times on Feb. 6. As part of the settlement, Sonya Massey’s ...

Eight residents availed themselves of public input at Thursday’s regular Grant County Commission meeting, with six speaking in favor of mining exploration near Tyrone Mine. The commission ... Freeport ...