High School Football Scrimmages 2024: Who, When, Where
Photo Credit: Troy Clark This season is the first year that the IHSA is allowing a scrimmage between two teams in Week 0 of the season. Week 0 refers to the week before the first official week
Former Saluki Johnson signs to play overseas
Former Saluki Xavier Johnson has signed with a professional team overseas. Johnson, who led the Salukis in points per game and was 5th in the nation in the category with 22.2 ppg, signed with Gipuzkoa of Spain.
Fan adds SIU to College Football 25
Saluki fans can finally play as SIU in the new College Football 25 game thanks to one fan devoted to creating FCS-level teams. Users can find the created team under the username MontanAAfootball. Hey @SIU_Football fans, you’re
Marion woman charged in embezzlement scheme
MARION, Ill. (WJPF) – A Marion woman has been accused of stealing over $100,000 from her employer. AnnaMarie Cook was arrested at her home Wednesday on charged of theft, forgery, and wire fraud. Cook is a member
Online poll to decide John A. Logan College’s new mascot’s name goes live
John A. Logan College unveiled their new horse mascot last week. This week, they have unveiled the online poll that fans can take part in to name the mascot. The names fans can choose from for the
Two men arrested for meth possession in Johnston City
JOHNSTON CITY, Ill. (WJPF) – More illegal drugs have been taken off the streets of Williamson County. On Wednesday, Williamson County sheriff’s deputies and Johnston City police officers arrested two men at a home on East Broadway
Arrest made in 2021 murder
Keeshanna Jackson CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – An arrest has been made in connection to a 2021 shooting that took the life of an SIU student. Keeshanna Jackson was 18-years-old when she was shot and killed in August
Attorneys for Sonya Massey’s family call for legislative change
Attorney Ben Crump, who is representing the family of Sonya Massey, is pictured at a rally in Chicago last month. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Members of Sonya
Judge Juan Merchan rejects Trump’s third request to remove him from hush-money case
Judge Juan Merchan has rejected a third request by the attorneys for former President Donald Trump to remove him in the New York criminal case that convicted Trump on 34 felonies of falsifying business records – the
Tropical Storm Ernesto strengthens into hurricane after knocking out power in Puerto Rico
Tropical Storm Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday, after bringing “significant flooding” to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands and moved north. The National Hurricane Center shared earlier in the day that Ernesto, located about 175 miles northwest