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St. Louis considers surveillance planes in crime battle

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — With 2020 shaping to be an especially violent year in one of the nation’s most violent cities, St. Louis leaders are considering a new tool to fight crime — surveillance...

Carbondale Police investigate Wednesday shots fired

CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — Carbondale Police are investigating after shots were fired in the 900 block of North Marion Street. It happened just after 6:00 p.m. Wednesday. Police say unknown suspects fired a number...

Carbondale Police investigating two reports of shots fired

CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — A Marion man has been arrested in connection to a pair of shootings in Carbondale. Police first responded to a shots fired call at 11:58 p.m. Wednesday in the 200...

Speaker calls to remove Stephen Douglas imagery from Capitol

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — House Speaker Michael Madigan is calling for the removal of Stephen Douglas imagery from the Capitol, citing the late U.S. senator’s “disturbing past as a Mississippi slave owner and his...

Illinois logs 1,000-plus virus cases; first time in weeks

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois had more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time since June 5. The health department says the rate of positive cases over the past seven days was...

State Police search for missing Carterville man

CARTERVILLE, Ill. (WJPF) — Illinois State Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing Carterville man. Danny Crosby was last known to be in the area of the Tri-County Fairgrounds in...

SIU Football loses game at Wisconsin as Big Ten wipes out no...

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois was scheduled to play football at Wisconsin on Sept. 12, but the game was effectively canceled on Thursday when the Big Ten announced it was going to a conference-only schedule...

IHSA revises Phase 4 Return to Play Guidelines

Thursday IHSA released to member schools revised guidelines to the Phase 4 Return to Play Guidelines. “This update comes with some very important directives from IDPH and the Governor’s office related to modifications in...

SIU Swimming & Diving programs earn CSCAA scholar awards

CARBONDALE, Ill. — For the 33rd-consecutive year, Southern Illinois University was named to the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America list for achieving a team GPA of 3.0 or higher....

SIU Women's Golf Announces 2020-21 Schedule

CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Saluki women’s golf team released their tentative schedule for the 2020-21 season on Thursday. Southern Illinois will host the inaugural Diane Daugherty Invite at the Greenbriar Hills Country Club in...