Baker, Jules earn Player of the Week honors

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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

Three killed, two injured in Franklin County crash

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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

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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

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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

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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

Staind release video for new song ‘Here and Now’

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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