Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday. The 55-45 vote Tuesday on the ...

It was thrice as nice for the Nashville Hornettes girls golf team Tuesday, earning first-place honors at the Class 1A Herrin Regional — 19 strokes ahead of runners ...

With another deadline looming in Washington, the possibility of a federal government shutdown has communities in Southern Illinois on edge.

A Southern Illinois doctor says recent federal health policies will make it harder for patients to get care and could push small hospitals in the region to the brink.

The Missouri Valley Football Conference plays its first full slate of league games this week, and StrongDawgs Week 5 Power Ratings ranks them 1-through-10, including a few surprises.

CARBONDALE — Illinois University Women's Volleyball will take a three-match win streak on the road for a midweek matchup with Memphis Wednesday, Oct. 1.

Sep 29, 2025 Sep 29, 2025 Updated 17 hrs ago GOREVILLE — In was a spectacular contest featuring two of the better Class 1A volleyball schools in Southern Illinois, and in the end, it was the Elverado ...

CARBONDALE — Southern Illinois University quarterback Leonard Hopkins (1972-75) could throw a football 75 yards in the air.

The fifth annual Shawnee Sasquatch Festival will take place on Saturday in Harrisburg, featuring events such as the Run Like A Squatch 5K at 10 a.m., a roundtable of sasquatch experts at 12 p.m., an ...

FLORA— Something had to give when the last two unbeaten teams in the Black Diamond Conference locked horns on the gridiron Friday night. And it was the defending champ — Johnston City — taking a big ...

Veterans were invited to Lions Field on Friday for a ceremony recognizing their service during the Carterville Lions football game.

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than seven million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, a number that is projected to nearly double by 2050.