2025 Holiday Food Drive!
It’s the Holiday Season! River Radio is proud to join forces with SIU Credit Union for the 2025 Holiday Food Drive, helping ensure families across Southern Illinois have what they need this season. Now through December, listeners
Herrin man is behind bars after a recent investigation by detectives.
Officers arrested 61-year-old Charles Maynard on Thursday, November 13th. He’s facing three counts of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child and three counts of Grooming. Maynard is being held in the Williamson County Jail. Herrin Police
Santa STEVE’s Sunday Funday 2025!
‘Tis the season! Santa Steve’s Sunday Funday is back THIS Sunday on 95.1 STEVE FM! Santa Steve’s got a big fat red sack of holiday hits and Christmas memories to play — 12 solid hours of holiday
Senator Dick Durbin Stands on His Decision to Vote With Republicans
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is defending his decision to vote with Republicans to reopen the federal government after a record seven-week shutdown. Durbin says he “could not justify playing with people’s lives” as millions of Americans went
Snap Recipients to Receive full November Benefits
The Illinois Department of Human Services says full SNAP benefits are being restored statewide. Officials report all remaining November benefits will be issued in the coming days, and every SNAP recipient will receive their full amount by
Carbondale Police arrest two juveniles following an armed robbery investigation.
Officers were first called on November 8th to the 500 block of South Illinois Avenue for a reported armed robbery. During that investigation, police uncovered a separate case involving Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon. That led
Herman’s Music Minute for November 14th
On this day in music history… In 1967, an all-star package tour presented by promoters Harold Davidson and Tito Burns kicked off at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The bill consisted of The Jimi Hendrix
Ammonia leak in Oklahoma hospitalizes dozens, forces hundreds to evacuate
A massive ammonia leak late Wednesday night in Weatherford, Oklahoma sent dozens to the hospital and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate their homes, according to local authorities. Officials lifted evacuation orders Thursday morning after air quality
Body of missing West Virginia miner found after weeklong search
A West Virginia coal miner who had been missing for more than a week inside a flooded mine was found dead Thursday morning, ending an exhaustive search that gripped the local community and mining industry. The coal
Nine Inch Nails set new North American leg of ‘Peel It Back’ tour in 2026
Nine Inch Nails have set a new leg of North American dates on their “Peel It Back” tour. The new run is set to kick off Thursday, February 5th, in New Orleans, LA at Smoothie King Center,