News
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Little Grassy Lake to be completely drainedDec 13, 2024 7:57 am - U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials plan to drain Little Grassy Lake this month, saying the dramatic step is needed to stave off a potential "cascade of infrastructure failu...
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City acquires three blighted propertiesDec 06, 2024 8:46 am - The city is purchasing three blighted residential properties with the goal of seeing them become new homes. At its late-November meeting, the Carbondale City Council vot...
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Birding at Rend LakeDec 06, 2024 8:44 am - Rend Lake is the largest lake in southern Illinois; the 18,900 acres of water and 21,000 acres of surrounding parks and protected lands provide outstanding habitat for wa...
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11 charged in regional meth ringDec 06, 2024 8:42 am - Nearly a dozen individuals from across the region have been arrested and charged in connection with distributing methamphetamine across a five-county area. The U.S. Attor...
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Conservative group asks U.S. Supreme Court to review Bost challengeDec 06, 2024 8:40 am - The conservative group Judicial Watch is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case filed by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, challenging Illinois’ law allowing ma...
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Newman Center to host free Thanksgiving mealNov 22, 2024 7:47 am - Hundreds of area residents are expected to partake in the annual Thanksgiving Day Meal held at the Newman Catholic Student Center Thursday, Nov 28. Last year, more than 1...
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SIU to present ‘A Christmas Carol’ in 1920s CairoNov 22, 2024 7:47 am - A time-honored Christmas classic will hit the Southern Illinois University Carbondale McLeod Theater stage in December in a setting completely different than 1860s Victor...
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The science of fall colorNov 22, 2024 7:32 am - You feel it, don't you? Sunrise coming later, sunset earlier, and the roller rink of acorns underfoot. The change of seasons is well underway. And just as you are pulling...
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Illinois Democrats brace for second Trump administrationNov 22, 2024 7:28 am - During Donald Trump’s first term as president, Gov. JB Pritzker and Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly spent much of their time enacting laws and policies in dire...
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SIU assists rural veterans through training, researchNov 15, 2024 10:54 am - A Southern Illinois University Carbondale faculty member who is passionate about helping veterans is recruiting rural vets for a study about adjusting to civilian life, a...