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Woman trapped in St. Louis jail stairwell for 2.5 days

Demolition begins at ACHA

Flooding victim identified

Witness: Suspect in slaying tried to get her into his car

Officer accused of taking thousands in fake overtime pay

Mexican National arrested in Missouri sentenced to federal prison time

Parts of Mississippi River re-opening to commercial traffic

Chicago gang member found guilty of shooting ATF agent

Murder suspect trembled during interrogation

Flooding produces another problem — more mosquitoes

State and Local News

Woman trapped in St. Louis jail stairwell for 2.5 days

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say a woman was trapped in a St. Louis jail stairwell for more than two days after not understanding how to get out of the building. St. Louis Corrections

10 hours ago by Robert Thies

Demolition begins at ACHA

CAIRO, IL. (WJPF) – Demolition has begun on the Elmwood and McBride Housing Complexes in Cairo. Built in the late 1940s, the apartments had fallen into a state of severe disrepair. Demolition work is

14 hours ago by Robert Thies

Flooding victim identified

UNION COUNTY, IL. (WJPF) – The identity of a woman killed when she was swept away by flood waters in Union County has been released. 59-year-old Judith Easterly, of Anna, was a passenger in

14 hours ago by Robert Thies

Business News

Instant view: Fed holds interest rates steady, sets up for cuts
The U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but signaled possible rate cuts of as much as half a percentage point over the remainder of this year, as it responded to increased economic uncertainty and a drop in expected inflation.
Fed signals interest rate cuts possible later this year
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday signaled it could cut interest rates by as much as half a percentage point over the remainder of this year, as it responded to increased economic uncertainty and a drop in expected inflation.
U.S. trade representative says he can resolve Democrats' concerns on North America pact quickly
The top U.S. trade negotiator said on Wednesday he is ready to work with lawmakers "sooner rather than later" to address concerns over a new North American pact, even as a leading Democrat outlined roadblocks to the deal's approval.

The Dawghouse – River Radio Saluki Sports Coverage

IN THE DAWGHOUSE PODCAST 3-01-19: KAVION PIPPEN
Kavion Pippen joined the Salukis two years ago under the promise he’d be starting things out slow and learning while playing the back-up role to Thik Bol. Those plans were scrapped before his first season at SIU had begun when Bol went down with a knee injury that would turn out to be season ending. […]
IN THE DAWGHOUSE PODCAST 2-12-19: ARMON FLETCHER
This interview was recorded Friday, February 8th Armon Fletcher passed Carlton Fay on SIU’s All-Time scoring list early last Saturday in a game against Evansville. Fletcher only needed one basket to break his tie with Troy Hudson and pass Carlton Fay, officially entering the top 30 All-Time in scoring for Saluki History. He’s now sitting […]
IN THE DAWGHOUSE PODCAST 1-28-19: SEKOU DEMBELE
While the Saluki basketball team will be graduating six seniors after this season, there is plenty more on the way with four freshmen redshirting this season. Sekou Dembele is one of those players. Dembele is a native of Mali and played for the U19 National Team before coming to the United States to play for […]

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