FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Rend Lake is hiring for Student Conservation Association positions. Crews will work for a 12-week period during the summer of 2026.

WHITTINGTON — A 58-year-old man from Anna died after his vehicle entered Rend Lake at a boat ramp Monday evening, prompting a large emergency response near Illinois 154. Emergency dispatchers received ...

WHITTINGTON — A Vanderburgh County deputy coroner has confirmed the name of the man who died late Monday after his vehicle entered Rend Lake. Deputy Coroner Debbie Smith identified the man as Jeff ...

Campers can now reserve spots at two popular lakeside campgrounds on Thurmond Lake after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reopened reservations for the 2026 recreation season. Camping season is set to ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - A 56-year-old man from Anna, Illinois, has died after being rescued from a submerged pickup truck in Rend Lake on Monday evening, February 16. According to Franklin ...

Berea firefighter Jim Ryba said there were two phases to the training -- self rescue and victim rescue. In self-rescue, the firefighter kicked and rolled to hoist himself out of the water. Victim ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (WSIL) -- Authorities say a 58-year-old man from Anna succumbed to his injuries after an incident in a submerged vehicle at Rend Lake. Franklin County Sheriff Kyle Bacon said ...

BRANSON, Mo. (KY3) - A new federal law is changing how property disputes are handled around Table Rock Lake, giving homeowners with structures on federal land more options than removal. The issue ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (WSIL) -- One person has been rescued from a vehicle submerged in water at Rend Lake. It happened Monday evening at the Buck and Bass Boat Ramp, just north of State Route 154, in ...

The Crabtree Cove boat ramp and fishing dock at Stockton Lake in southwest Missouri will close mid-month so that repairs can be made. Here’s how long it will take.