Saluki safety PJ Jules signs free agent contract with Cincinnati Bengals
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois safety PJ Jules signed a free agent contract with the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday night, shortly after the conclusion of the 2024 NFL Draft. Jules joins four fellow Salukis on active NFL rosters
Saluki men’s golf to host selection show watch party in Tedrick Auditorium
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois men’s golf is hosting a watch party for the 2024 NCAA DI Men’s Golf selection show, Wednesday, May 1, in Tedrick Auditorium. The show will be broadcast on the Golf Channel at 1
Trey Miller reverses course, returns to transfer portal
Monday afternoon, SIU guard Trey Miller announced he was re-entering the NCAA Transfer Portal. I have entered my name into the portal today. Thank you SIU and the dawg pound for everything yall have done for me.
SIU and 6’9 incoming freshman forward Rolyns Aligbe make it official with signing
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois men’s basketball coach Scott Nagy picked up his third signing of the offseason on Monday as the Salukis officially welcomed Rolyns Aligbe to the Saluki family. Aligbe joins forward Jaheem Webber and guard Drew Steffe in Nagy’s initial recruiting
One juvenile killed, three injured in Williamson County crash; police say vehicle involved had been stolen
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – One teenager was killed, three more were injured after police say the stolen vehicle they were all traveling in crashed Monday morning near Marion. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office says deputies rushed
Jarrett Hensley announces he is staying at SIU
SIU men’s basketball received welcome news on Monday morning when senior forward Jarrett Hensley announced his intention to return to SIU. Dawgsssss🙏🏼🫶🏼 pic.twitter.com/Uc1HyS0ReH — Jarrett Hensley (@_jarretthensley) April 29, 2024 Hensley was a part of the March
Saturday night shooting damages two vehicles
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – Two vehicles were damaged Saturday by gunfire in Carbondale. Carbondale Police say a person fired the shots around 10:50 p.m. Saturday in the 700 block of South Lewis Lane in Carbondale and then
Paducah man dead after falling in the Shawnee National Forest
POPE COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – A man fell to his death over the weekend in the Shawnee National Forest. The 38-year-old Paducah man died Saturday afternoon at Jackson Falls. His name has not been released.
Suspect in Herrin stand-off denied pre-trial release
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – The man who police say fired a gun last week in Herrin, leading to an over six hour long standoff with police, has been denied pre-trial release and will stay behind bars
FEC fines ex-Congressman Rodney Davis $43,475 for campaign finance violations
FILE – U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., right, speaks during a House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 18, 2022. The Federal Election Commission has fined the campaign fund of former Illinois