Tyler Bey the second Missouri State player this week to commit to SIU
Tuesday afternoon, SIU men’s basketball nabbed the commitment of Tyler Bey, who played for Missouri State last season. Bey is the second Bears player to commit to SIU in a 24 hour span, joining Damien Mayo Jr.
Lawsuit alleges decades of child sex abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers statewide
CHICAGO (AP) — Child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers was pervasive and systemic for decades, according to disturbing accounts in a lawsuit filed Monday by 95 men and women housed at the youth centers as
Field Museum unveils fossil of earliest known bird
An artist illustration of what Archaeopteryx may have looked like. | Courtesy Field Museum CHICAGO, Ill. (IRN) — One of the few fossils of the earliest known bird now calls Illinois home. The Field Museum in Chicago
Survey shows small business owners unhappy with presidential campaign
(IRN) — A new survey of small business owners shows that many don’t feel the candidates for president of the United States are paying enough attention to small business issues. Survey data from Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small
Narcotics investigation results in arrest
Roquecce ‘Rocky’ Benjamin COLP, Ill. (WJPF) – More drugs have been taken off the streets of Williamson County. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office says Roquecce “Rocky” Benjamin was arrested earlier this month in Colp on charges including
Salukis coax Mayo Jr. away from Missouri State
Monday evening, SIU men’s basketball received another commitment. This time, they went within the Missouri Valley Conference and nabbed Missouri State’s Damien Mayo Jr. Mayo, who started 21 of 29 contests for the Bears this past season,
Carbondale Police make arrest in April shooting
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – One man has been arrested in connection to a shooting that caused property damage in Carbondale. Carbondale Police say Ambrose Godsey, 21, is a suspect in the April 17 shooting near the intersection
Columbia University cancels main commencement in favor of smaller ceremonies after protests
Columbia University has cancelled its university-wide graduation ceremony on Monday in favor of smaller, school-based events amid ongoing pro-Palestinian protest demonstrations in the city and other college campuses across the country. A university official told NBC News that the
Donald Trump fined $1,000 for additional gag order violation; warned of possible jail time
Former president Donald Trump was fined again and held in criminal contempt for violating a gag order for the 10th time – with possible jail time being threatened — as week 4 of Trump’s hush-money trial got
Dead & Company to launch immersive experience ahead of Sphere residency
Dead & Company will launch a new immersive pop-up for fans ahead of their ‘Dead Forever’ residency at the Sphere. The ‘Dead Forever Experience’, created in partnership with Vibee, opens May 15 at The Venetian Resort Las