Salukis add top recruiter Jerrance Howard to men’s basketball staff
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois men’s basketball has added Jerrance Howard to its staff as an assistant coach, head coach Bryan Mullins announced Wednesday. “We are excited to welcome Jerrance and his family to our program. Jerrance has an infectious
State Treasurer’s office safeguarding thousands of southern Illinoisans’ unclaimed cash, property
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) – Nearly $50 million worth of unclaimed cash and property, all belonging to southern Illinois residents, is being held by the state treasurer’s office. The valuables – often unpaid life insurance benefits, forgotten bank
Sullivan sheds interim tag, officially named head coach at Anna-Jonesboro
Monday night, the Anna-Jonesboro board of education approved the hire of Dave Sullivan as the head coach of the Girls Basketball program. Sullivan was named the interim head coach on January 12th this year after Robert Sheppard
West Frankfort man cited in Scott’s Law crash
MARION, Ill. (WJPF) – A state police squad car was sideswiped in Marion Tuesday, the tenth time this year that a state police vehicle has been hit while on the side of the road. It happened at
Mt. Vernon man arrested for violating order of protection, meth possession
Aaron Larson MT. VERNON, Ill. (WJPF) – Breaking an order of protection led to a Mt. Vernon man being arrested on drug charges. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called Monday afternoon to a home
President Biden signs executive order expanding access to child care and long-term care
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order aimed at increasing access to child care and to long-term care for older adults and those with disabilities. The White House said in a statement that Biden’s orders will
Fox News, Dominion Voting Systems settle for $787.5M in defamation lawsuit over election lies
Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News have reached a deal to settle the $1.6 billion defamation case brought against Fox by the electronic voting company. Dominion sued Fox over unfounded accusations from the cable news giant, in
Alanis Morissette shares cover version of ‘Yellowjackets’ theme ‘No Return’
Grammy-winning artist Alanis Morissette has released the new single, “No Return” (Extended Version), a reworked version of the theme song for Showtime’s mystery-thriller series Yellowjackets. Yellowjackets, starring Melanie Lynskey, Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci, and Tawny Cypress, centers on a girls’ soccer team who must survive in the wilderness
The estate of Chris Cornell settles lawsuit with members of Soundgarden
On behalf of the Estate of Chris Cornell, Vicky Cornell (Cornell’s widow) and the surviving members of Soundgarden — Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepard — have settled their lawsuit, which will allow the release of