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Illinois education board studying teacher testing costs

More charges for man accused of claiming to be missing child

Woman accused of spiking Illinois state trooper’s drink

Concealed carry holder, felon killed in Chicago shootout

Bus company settles suit over ad that seemed mock Chinese

St. Louis man sentenced in prostitution case

DeVos brings more money after shooting in Kentucky school

Coleman requests new trial, judge orders evidentiary hearing

Judge OKs streaming video of trial in Chinese scholar death

More than 30 teens arrested for disrupting downtown Chicago

State and Local News

Illinois education board studying teacher testing costs

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois education officials are considering whether the cost of teacher licensure tests may be contributing to the state’s teacher shortage. The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reports that the Illinois State Board

1 day ago by Robert Thies

More charges for man accused of claiming to be missing child

CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio man accused of claiming to be a missing child from Illinois is facing new charges. A federal grand jury has indicted 23-year-old Brian Michael Rini of Medina, Ohio, on

1 day ago by Robert Thies

Woman accused of spiking Illinois state trooper’s drink

RUSHVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois woman has been charged with using an unidentified substance to spike the sports drink of an Illinois State Police trooper. Authorities say 45-year-old Valeria Martinez and Kevin

1 day ago by Robert Thies

National News

Some Microsoft employees allege policies 'discriminate' against Asians, white men
Debate is raging at Microsoft after some employees questioned the company's push to recruit more women and minorities on an internal message board.
Assad urges progress on Idlib deal ahead of Syria talks
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday called for progress on a stalled buffer zone deal around jihadist-dominated Idlib region ahead of fresh talks aimed at ending his country's eight-year war. Assad met envoy Alexander Lavrentiev from key ally Russia in Damascus to discuss the negotiations due April 25-26 in Kazakhstan. Iran and Russia are the […]
NFL defensive back Ha Ha Clinton-Dix's college degree withheld for $1 debt
Chicago Bears defensive back Ha Ha Clinton-Dix tweeted Thursday that the University of Alabama is holding his degree, which he earned in 2018, over a $1 unpaid debt. It's unclear why Clinton-Dix owes Alabama a single dollar but he should have no problem finding the pocket change as he recently signed a one-year, $3 million […]

Business News

U.S. intelligence says Huawei funded by Chinese state security: report
U.S. intelligence has accused Huawei Technologies of being funded by Chinese state security, The Times said on Saturday, adding to the list of allegations faced by the Chinese technology company in the West.
Hundreds sign online petition supporting woman suing JD.com CEO in rape case
Hundreds of people have added their names to an online petition in support of a University of Minnesota student who said she was raped last August by Richard Liu, the chief executive officer of China's e-commerce retailer JD.com Inc.
Tesla to shrink board to seven directors from 11
Tesla Inc said on Friday that four members of its eleven-member board would be leaving over the next two years, as the electric car company looks to streamline its board.

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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