The EPA is allowing the sale of cheaper, higher-ethanol E15 gasoline across the US this summer

FILE – Storm clouds build above a corn field near Platte City, Mo., Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, file) TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Consumers across the U.S. still will be able to buy higher-ethanol blend E15 gasoline this
Authorities believe crash through Illinois after-school building that killed 4 wasn’t targeted

Emergency vehicles block a road leading to a building where a car smashed through during an after-school program, killing several people and injuring others, Monday, April 28, 2025, in Chatham, Ill. (AP Photo/John O’Connor) By JOHN O’CONNOR
Goreville’s Shawn Tripp hits milestone 450th victory

Goreville Baseball defeated Marion 7-6 Monday evening. The win marked head coach Shawn Tripp’s 450th career win. Tripp has been the head coach of Blackcats Baseball since the 2002-03 school year. He’s led the Blackcats to 13
Lis named MVC Player of the Week, Newcomb earns MVC Pitcher of the Week

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Jackie Lis and McKenzie Newcomb of the Southern Illinois University softball team have earned a pair of weekly awards from the Missouri Valley Conference, as announced by the league on Monday. Lis was named the MVC Player of
Cecil Lofton named MVC Player of the Week

ST. LOUIS – Southern Illinois first baseman Cecil Lofton has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, the League office announced Tuesday. It is the second weekly honor for Lofton from The Valley this season, and the
SIU Women’s Basketball adds guard Jaeda Whitner from transfer portal

CARBONDALE, Ill. – Head coach Kelly Bond-White and the Southern Illinois University women’s basketball team have signed Jaeda Whitner, a 5-foot-5 guard originally from Mason City, Iowa. Whitner spent the last three seasons at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi as a member
Johnston City fills void at head football coach & head basketball coach

Monday night, Johnston city announced they had filled both their vacant head football coach position as well as the open boys’ basketball coach position. Marshall Mummert is the new head football coach. He has 16 years of
Electricity returning after major power outage in parts of Spain and Portugal halts travel and communications

Millions of people in Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France lost power on Monday following a “severe disruption” in the European electrical system, bringing much of the Iberian Peninsula to a halt. The outage disrupted subway
White House demands permanent ceasefire in Ukraine after Putin declares unilateral 3-day ceasefire

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a unilateral three-day pause in hostilities in Ukraine on Monday, a move that was immediately met with skepticism by Ukraine, who reiterated that Putin accept a broader ceasefire proposal backed by the
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 inductees includes Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Soundgarden, Salt-n-Pepa and more

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced the Class of 2025, sharing in a statement on its website that “the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation pulled back the curtain on its 2025 Inductees