Vienna hires Burlin Brower to lead boys basketball program

The Vienna Eagles announced the hire of Burlin Brower to be their new boys basketball coach Friday afternoon. Photo provided by Vienna High School Brower most recently coached at McCracken County in Kentucky for nine seasons before
Elizabeth Warwick walks it off again to keep Salukis alive in MVC Championship Semis

Normal, Ill. – Southern Illinois advanced to the MVC Championship game on a walk-off grand slam from senior Elizabeth Warwick in the bottom of the seventh inning after the Salukis trailed the entire game. Warwick has now had walk-off
NWS: 4 tornados touched down Wednesday

(WJPF) – Preliminary surveys by the National Weather Service indicate that four tornados touched down Wednesday in southern Illinois. The strongest was an EF-1 that hit near the Jackson County community of Cora at 12:01 p.m. With
Three injured in Carbondale shooting; suspect sought

CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – Three people, including two teenagers, were shot when a fight ended in gunfire in Carbondale. Carbondale Police say it happened around 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the 500 block of South Rawlings Street. Two
Bill creating new childhood state agency ready for Pritzker’s desk

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — Legislation creating a new state agency for early childhood programs is on its way to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk, but the estimated new costs to taxpayers remains unknown. Late last year, Pritzker
ANALYSIS: ‘Significant enough’ opposition to Pritzker’s revenue plan leads to call for cuts

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at an event at the Governor’s Mansion in Springfield on Tuesday, May 7. On the same day, his office sent a memo to state agency directors asking them to identify $800 million in
Salukis ink 6-foot-9 transfer Tyler Bey ahead of 2024-25 season

CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois men’s basketball coach Scott Nagy announced that the program has officially signed 6-foot-9 transfer Tyler Bey – a former 4-star guard from Missouri State with three years of eligibility remaining – on Thursday afternoon. Bey will join
Family of U.S. airman fatally shot by Florida deputy demands release of bodycam footage

Attorneys for the family of an Air Force airman killed last week by a Florida sheriff’s deputy called Thursday for law enforcement officials to release the bodycam footage surrounding the 23-year-old young man’s death, saying that he
Hunter Biden loses bid to dismiss gun charges, federal court sets June 3 trial date

A federal court panel in Philadelphia rejected an appeal by President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, of three gun charges Thursday, clearing the way for him to stand trial in his home state of Delaware beginning June 3-
Coldplay ‘Music of the Spheres: Live at River Plate’ concert film to stream for free

Coldplay – Music of the Spheres: Live at River Plate, filmed during Coldplay‘s 2022 10-show run at Buenos Aires’ River Plate stadium during their Music of the Spheres tour, screened in theaters for two days only in