Saluki QB Nic Baker earns National Player of the Week honor
Saluki quarterback Nic Baker was named the FedEx Ground FCS Offensive Player of the Week on Monday, adding on to his MVFC Offensive Player of the Week honors earned on Monday as well. “Baker was in command
Baker, Jules earn Player of the Week honors
CARBONDALE, Ill. — Quarterback Nic Baker and safety PJ Jules were named the Missouri Valley Football Conference players-of-the-week on Monday, as Southern Illinois swept the league’s offensive and defensive awards after beating No. 13 SEMO on Saturday. Baker led SIU to a
High school athletic contests canceled after Franklin County tragedy
In light of the tragic accident in Franklin County this past weekend, that saw three high school students pass away and two more airlifted to a hospital, multiple high school athletics have been canceled. The junior varsity
Three killed, two injured in Franklin County crash
BENTON, Ill. (WJPF) – Three Benton teenagers have been killed in a single vehicle traffic crash. It happened around 4:50 p.m. Saturday Benton Field Road. Two other teenagers were hurt, but are expected to survive. The cause
Cape Girardeau police investigate weekend shooting
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (WJPF) – Police in Cape Girardeau are investigating a shooting that sent one woman to the hospital. It happened around 1:30 a.m. Sunday in the 700 block of Broadway Street. The woman shot was
2.6 magnitude quake detected in New Madrid Seismic Zone
NEW MADRID, Mo. (WJPF) – An small earthquake has rattled the New Madrid Seismic Zone. The 2.6 magnitude quake hit around 1:45 a.m. Saturday, about 5 miles north of New Madrid, Missouri. No damage has been reported.
Williamson County woman arrested for meth possession
Raven Carter WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office has taken more meth off of the streets. In the early morning hours of September 13, deputies pulled over Raven Carter, 41, near the intersection
Los Angeles deputy shot and killed in patrol car after being ‘ambushed’
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy said that an on-duty officer was “ambushed” and killed Saturday night while driving in his police cruiser by an unknown suspect. Sheriff Robert Luna told reporters at a late night press
Two charged with murder in death of 1-year-old at NYC day care due to fentanyl exposure
Police confirm that two people have been arrested on murder charges after a 1-year-old died and three other children were hospitalized following suspected exposure to opioids at a Bronx, New York daycare on Friday. The 1-year-old, Nicholas
Staind release video for new song ‘Here and Now’
Staind have shared the video for the new track, “Here and Now” ahead of the release of the band’s first studio album in 12 years, Confessions of the Fallen. Directed by Bradley Golowin, the video gives fans