Man walks into Carbondale business, threatens customers with knife
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – A man is facing weapon and drug charges after police say he walked into a Carbondale business and threatened the customers inside with a large knife. It happened around 11:20 p.m. Thursday in
Plan to rebuild Stateville, Logan prisons brings mixed reaction
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — There are differing opinions about Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to shutter the Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln and Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill in an effort to build updated facilities. Pritzker
Laniah Randle enters the transfer portal
While SIU’s men’s team is reeling from seven players entering the transfer portal, SIU women’s basketball lost Laniah Randle to the portal yesterday. Randle was a standout for the Saluki women this past season. She was a
Vienna boys basketball coach Stephen Dreher calls it a career
Vienna Eagles boys basketball coach Stephen Dreher is calling it a career. Tuesday afternoon, Vienna High School announced Dreher is retiring and they are accepting applications for the boys’ basketball coaching position. Dreher came to Vienna in
SIU Baseball’s Aidan Foeller named MVC Pitcher of the Week
ST. LOUIS – Southern Illinois pitcher Aidan Foeller has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week, the League office announced Tuesday afternoon. It marks the first MVC weekly award of the season for the Salukis. The right-hander
Trump attorneys say he cannot secure $464 million appeal bond in New York fraud case
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump said in a court filing on Monday that he has not been able to get a bond to secure the $464 million civil fraud judgment against him. Trump’s lawyers said he
EPA finalizes ban of last form of asbestos in U.S.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on using and importing cancer-causing asbestos, a carcinogen still used in some vehicles and in some industrial facilities and other products in the U.S. The new
2024 Glastonbury Festival headlined by Dua Lipa, Coldplay, SZA, and Shania Twain
The 2024 Glastonbury Festival has unveiled its 2024 lineup, featuring headliners Dua Lipa, Coldplay, SZA, and Shania Twain. The event returns to Worthy Farm in Pilton, United Kingdom from June 26-30. Glastonbury posted on social media: “Here
Staind and Breaking Benjamin to launch co-headlining 2024 tour with Daughtry
Staind and Breaking Benjamin are kicking off their co-headlining U.S. tour in 2024 with support from Daughtry and Lakeview. The Stained and Breaking Benjamin 2024 Tour will kick-off on September 10 in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania at The Pavilion