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.

JACKSON COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - Fishermen found a body in the Big Muddy River in southern Illinois around midnight on Friday, August 8. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, the sheriff’s ...

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 ...

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, ...