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115 pound Asian Carp being studied at SIUC

February 13, 2018 @ 9:00 am

A 115 pound black carp caught near Cape Girardeau is now being studied at SIU Carbondale. The fish is believed to be the largest...

Judge sets April 2019 trial in missing Chinese scholar case

February 13, 2018 @ 8:56 am

A federal judge has set an April 2019 trial date for a former physics student accused of kidnapping and killing a University of Illinois...

Illinois farmers to receive dicamba traiuning

February 13, 2018 @ 8:51 am

Tens of thousands of soybean and cotton farmers across the country are getting free but mandatory training on how to properly use a weed...

Illinois joins efforts to stop citizenship question on 2020 census

February 13, 2018 @ 8:45 am

Attorney General Lisa Madigan has joined a coalition of over a dozen other state attorney generals in urging the US Department Commerce to not...

Longtime Madigan aide out after allegations of sexual harassment

February 13, 2018 @ 8:43 am

An aide to House Speaker Mike Madigan has been terminated over allegations of sexual harassment. According to a news release from the speaker’s office,...

One arrested after Harrisburg shooting

February 12, 2018 @ 8:42 am

One man has been arrested after a weekend shooting in Harrisburg. Police say Gerald Williams shot at a vehicle and house in the 1300...

Hearing in scholar kidnapping case to address judge recusal

February 12, 2018 @ 8:38 am

A hearing is scheduled in the case of a former physics student accused of kidnapping and killing a University of Illinois scholar from China...

Attorneys for SIU Springfield ask judge to dismiss wage discrimination lawsuit

February 12, 2018 @ 8:36 am

Attorneys for Southern Illinois University School of Medicine indicate they will ask a judge to dismiss part of a lawsuit alleging wage discrimination because...

Colleges across Illinois struggling with enrollment

February 12, 2018 @ 8:26 am

Figures from the Illinois State Board of Education show 46 percent of high school graduates in 2016 who enrolled in a four-year university went...

Legislation would rename St. Louis Arch

February 9, 2018 @ 9:07 am

A bill awaiting President Trump’s signature would rename The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial – more commonly known as The St Louis Arch. The bipartisan...