LAKE WALES, Fla. — A delayed in a massive project to restore sections of the Kissimmee River is creating uproar from both state officials and environmental groups. The Lakeland Ledger reported on ...

Much of Florida’s Kissimmee River has been restored to its natural state, a milestone worth celebrating—and learning from. The Kissimmee’s meandering floodplains teemed with life before they were ...

In central Florida, an ambitious river restoration project that lasted for decades is now complete. Amy Green of member station WMFE reports on the change to one of the state's most significant ...

A billion-dollar project in the Florida Everglades has saved the Kissimmee River, which has yet again become a refuge for local wildlife. Documented by National Geographic, it’s an amazing story about ...

U.S. Rep. Darren Soto kayaks on Shingle Creek in Kissimmee, Wednesday, January 18, 2023. Feeding into the Kissimmee River, the Shingle Creek Watershed serves as the headwaters of the Florida ...

This buoy has been seen moving in Florida’s Kissimmee River, leading some to assume it may be attached to an alligator, the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office says. Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office ...

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill adding the Kissimmee River to the list of potential additions to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Rep. Darren Soto, D-Kissimmee, ...

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Kissimmee River is just about closed to boaters, because crews are fixing the locks up and down the river between Osceola County and Lake Okeechobee. The locks will be closed to ...

A new pump station will pull billions of gallons of water per day off Lake Okeechobee and into the EAA Reservoir. Gov. Ron ...

U.S. Rep. Darren Soto got a promising answer 51/2 years ago during a congressional hearing, where the head then of the U.S. Department of Interior testified. “Mr. Secretary,” Soto said. “I’m from ...

A woman was killed by an alligator Tuesday, May 6, while on Lake Kissimmee. The Florida Fish and Wildfire Conservation Commission lists Lake Kissimmee as a Florida lake with the second highest ...

A marsh composed primarily of maidencane (Panicum hemitomon) and pickerelweed (Pontederia lanceolata) in the Kissimmee River floodplain was studied to determine the effects of fire on primary and ...