Saluki guard Xavier Johnson earns MVC Player of the Week award
ST. LOUIS – Southern Illinois guard Xavier Johnson has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday. The honor marks the second time this season he has earned Player of the Week honors
Salukis home game vs. Drake selected for ESPN2 broadcast on January 13
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois men’s basketball will play host to Drake on January 13 in front of a national television audience as the matchup has been selected to air on ESPN2 with tipoff at 7 p.m. from
Top four remain unchanged after Holiday Tournaments in John A. Logan College SI Basketball Poll
The Centralia Orphans still remain atop the heap after winning the 80th Centralia Holiday Tournament and improving to 16-0. The biggest mover of the week was Herrin, who won the Eldorado Holiday Tournament to slide up three
Bicyclist, struck by vehicle, later arrested for drug possession
Jonathan Fox | Williamson County Sheriff’s Office HERRIN, Ill. (WJPF) – A Williamson County man was arrested on drug charges, hours after he was hit by a vehicle while riding a bike. At about 6:40 p.m. Saturday,
New laws for Illinois parents
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — Illinois is set to have several new laws on the books starting in 2024 affecting parents and guardians throughout the state. One of the measures taking effect in 2024 is House Bill 1155, which
Illinois farmers concerned about effects of California’s animal welfare law
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — A new animal welfare law going into effect in California Jan. 1 mandates space requirements for pigs, cows and chickens has some livestock farmers on edge. Proposition 12 prohibits sales in California of
Latest gun ban lawsuit seeks to allow certain gun owners to register
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — While some lawsuits have attempted to block Illinois’ gun ban registry, the latest seeks to allow people to register banned firearms that were purchased during a six-day window when Illinois’ gun ban was
Police investigate disturbance at unlicensed Williamson County bar
Gregory Robinson | Williamson County Sheriff’s Office MARION, Ill. (WJPF) – Police in Williamson County say they’ve opened an investigation after a gun was pulled during a fight at an unlicensed bar and hookah lounge in rural
Colorado mother suspected of killing 2 of her children is arrested, arraigned in U.K.
A Colorado woman suspected of killing two of her young children and injuring a third made an initial court appearance Monday in London, United Kingdom, where she had been arrested over the weekend. Singler disappeared after Colorado
New Year’s Day shooting kills one woman, injures 4 others in Los Angeles County
Police confirmed that one woman was killed and four people were wounded in a Los Angeles County shooting in the early morning of New Year’s Day. KABC-TV reports that officers from the Hawthorne Police Department responded to