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As coronavirus cases spike among young people at Southern Illinois University, Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a warning to college students returning to campus this fall. Prizker, accompanied by Jackson County health officials, explained Tuesday that college-age people are likely spreading the virus at the highest rates, specifically on campus. As more SIU students returned to school over the past...

Southern Illinois University Carbondale will no longer require students to take the ACT or SAT to be admitted to the university.

Just two weeks before renowned climber Hayden Kennedy killed himself following the death of his girlfriend in an avalanche in Montana, he wrote on a climbing blog that he had watched too many friends die in the mountains over the last few years. “I’ve realized something painful. It’s not just the memorable summits and crux moves that are fleeting. Friends...

Not able to make it outside to see the total solar eclipse in person? We’ve got you covered.

Watch the total solar eclipse as it happened over Carbondale, Illinois Monday — in less than a minute. 

If you plan to livestream next month’s solar eclipse from one of the prime viewing spots, here’s a thought: Keep your phone in your pocket, put on your paper shades and just enjoy the celestial wonder.

Home security video captured the moment a tornado slammed into a home in Carbondale, Illinois, on April 5. Wind speeds reached around 150 mph, according to the National Weather Service, though no injuries were reported.

A new poll conducted by the Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute shows Gov. Bruce Rauner with a low job approval rating of 36.5 percent in his first few months in office.