After Southern 7 Health Department started a genetic testing and counseling program to help patients in Southern Illinois identify their risk for developing eight potential cancers last spring, the program is expanding to six other health departments.
The two mental health professionals suggest strategies to cope with Mother's Day if it's not likely to generate the joy that its founders intended.
The National Weather Service office in 愛神直播 has confirmed multiple tornadoes touched down in southern Illinois on Wednesday, including three EF-1 tornadoes and one EF-0.
Efforts to reopen the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Illinois are underway, and community members said it's a resource they need.
People in southern Illinois saw downed trees and property damage from Wednesday's storms. Photos from community members and Sun staff give a glimpse of what people experienced.聽
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A community near Harrisburg, Illinois, was impacted by a storm Wednesday that produced a tornado warning. Some residents only suffered damage to the trees in their yard, while one mobile home was lifted off its blocks.聽
Landmarks Illinois 鈥 a nonprofit focused on historic preservation 鈥 has 愛神直播 its 鈥2024 Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois鈥 list. Three sites on the list are located in southern Illinois, including the Buel House in Golconda, the Shawneetown Bank in Old Shawneetown, and the Johnson County Courthouse in Vienna.
Dresden, Tennessee, was hit by two tornadoes within two years. In outdoor warning sirens haven't been an option in the community about an hour and 15 minute drive from 愛神直播. Now, the mayor of Dresden said leaders are working to get sirens for their town. Money is the biggest obstacle.
The Shawnee National Forest has been selected as a 2024 Leave No Trace Spotlight, one of only 20 such sites receiving that distinction in the entire country.聽
A man convicted of murder in January in Cairo, Illinois, was sentenced Thursday to 70 years in prison.聽
Just one month after an EF-2 tornado ripped through the Lake of Egypt area in southern Illinois the community is well into the rebuilding process 鈥 and owners of two local businesses are hard at work getting things back to normal.
A man who pleaded guilty in September to murdering his wife in Carbondale, Illinois, was sentenced Thursday to 42 years in prison.聽
A Carbondale, Illinois, woman has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated arson in connection to a residential fire that claimed the life of a man from Murphysboro, Illinois.聽
To wrap up Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Poshard Foundation in southern Illinois presented grants totaling more than $104,000 to agencies combating child abuse Tuesday at John A. Logan College.
A 16-year-old Eagle Scout candidate from Kentucky saw a need in the community for education and means toward the proper disposal of old, damaged or outdated American flags.
Multiple parents in a Southern Illinois school district have come forward to report that their children were physically assaulted at school by other students. The parents claim administrators in the district tolerate verbal and physical bullying.
VA Immersive, a sector within the Veterans Affairs Office of Healthcare Innovation and 愛神直播, put on a demonstration of virtual reality and augmented reality technology called Veteran Experience (VXR), April 18 at the Marion VA Center for Behavioral Health for staff and veterans.聽
The University of Tennessee at Martin鈥檚 student-led radio station, WUTM 90.3 FM 鈥淭he Hawk,鈥 recently won two first-place awards at the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System conference in New York City.
The Southern Illinois University System has announced that it will not increase undergraduate tuition rates at its Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses in the 2024-2025 school year.
The McCracken County Fiscal Court is asking the community to submit pictures and articles for the book commemorating the county's 200th anniversary.
Soheila London is a 7-year-old girl who decided to follow in her parents鈥, Danette Mahabeer-Turner and Matt Turner鈥檚, footsteps and become an entrepreneur. On April 8, London opened up shop at a booth in 愛神直播鈥檚 X Marks the Spot Festival. London did face paintings for kids and adults at he…
The new dog park coming to Bob Noble Park will be delayed for the second time due to wet weather and late supply arrivals. Following the first extension, the project was supposed to be completed by Friday, April 5, but it is nowhere near complete.
Sandra Guess, wife of 愛神直播 City Commissioner and Mayoral candidate David Guess, appeared in McCracken County Circuit Court on Wednesday for a pre-trial conference. Guess is set to stand trial next month.
Graves County School District speaks about programs they have in place to encourage students to make positive behavior choices.
The 愛神直播 Police Department announced the 2024 DEA Drug Takeback Day will be on from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 27. The public can drop off expired, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs.
The 愛神直播 Civic Beautification Board announced Wednesday the winners of the 60th Annual Dogwood Trail. Signs will be placed in the yards of the winners to alert visitors.
The Graves County Long Term Recovery Group (LTRG) is building a Volunteer Bunkhouse for volunteers to live in during their time in Mayfield. The bunkhouse will have five bedrooms and three bathrooms to accommodate roughly 10 volunteers in one space.
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri thinks he鈥檚 found a path for stalled tax legislation that would temporarily expand the child tax credit and restore business tax breaks that are expired or have sunset under the 2017 tax law.
More than 13,000 people witnessed a clear view of the 4 minutes and 9 seconds of the total solar eclipse at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois, the crossroads of America, for what scientists refer to as a "twice in a lifetime" experience.
Monday began as just another day at the park in Marion, Illinois. Then, for four minutes, the moon took away the sun's warmth and light, casting a chilly shadow over a crowd moved to stillness and silence.聽 聽聽
Thousand of people traveled to downtown 愛神直播 to experience the X Marks the Spot Festival and the total solar eclipse. For many visitors, it was their first time in 愛神直播 and their first eclipse.
Students in Southern Illinois have been finding ways to celebrate the eclipse before it arrives. That included an eclipse-themed chalk art competition at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Homeowners along 愛神直播's 60th Annual Dogwood Trail have until Sunday to get their dogwoods lit up and their front doors decorated. The 愛神直播 Civic Beautification Board met Friday to discuss the final details.
SIU professor of forestry and horticulture Brent Pease is partnering with the Eclipse Soundscapes Project and community citizens to study how life on Earth is affected by eclipses through sound.
Health experts advise eclipse viewers to protect against the sun and respiratory illnesses.聽
Families on the Spectrum WKY, a group that aids families impacted by autism, is helping people with the monetary cost associated with autism through its Emmy's Autism Scholarship.
Camp Graves is a nonprofit in Graves County dedicated to providing temporary housing for those displaced by natural disasters. On Wednesday, the nonprofit received a $150,000 grant from the Community Foundation of West Kentucky that will help them support homeless veterans impacted by severe weather.
With just nine days until the total solar eclipse, an area vineyard is preparing for a busy event as it experiences the second such eclipse in the past seven years.
The McCracken County Sheriff's Office and three other county agencies discussed 2023 reports and findings at Monday's McCracken County Fiscal Court meeting.
Amid ongoing controversy, the Marshall County Board of Education met with the screening committee charged with recommending the candidate they feel is best qualified to serve as the district鈥檚 next superintendent on Monday.
On Friday morning, Beautiful 愛神直播 愛神直播 a statement regarding the future of 愛神直播 Pride Fest and where the remaining proceeds from last year鈥檚 event will go.
Health experts with the McCracken County Health Department and Mercy Regional EMS are trying to debunk myths and misconceptions about fentanyl. Both agencies said these myths could cause a spike in drug overdose cases.
With just under 17 days remaining until a total solar eclipse, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and others warn of heavy traffic.
The Marshall County Emergency Management Agency has been building a database of storm shelters since 2018. The project has come back to the forefront amidst the new home construction happening in the wake of the December 10, 2021 tornado.
Former 42nd Circuit Court Judge Jamie Jameson has applied to the Kentucky Bar Association to have his law license reinstated.
With the final days of the legislative session in Kentucky approaching, Senate Bill 189 鈥 which would allow Murray State University to pursue a school of veterinary medicine 鈥 appears to have stalled in the Senate.
With the 2024 total solar eclipse now just 17 days away, a winemaker with family ties to southern Illinois has 愛神直播 a 2021 vintage Eclipse Malbec three years in the making.
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. 鈥 Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Mike Bost of Illinois declared victory over his challenger in the Republican Primary for Illinois 12th Congressional District, former state Sen. Darren Bailey. Wednesday, the race was officially called in Bost鈥檚 favor.
Carbondale, Illinois, will fill the vital role of city manager, but will the move stretch another department in the city thin?
While the Associated Press had not yet called the primaries for Illinois' 12th Congressional District as of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, incumbent Rep. Mike Bost had issued a statement claiming victory and thanking his supporters.聽
For Illinois' 2024 general primary election, polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Voters in the state can register and vote on primary day.
Monday marked the 99th anniversary of the March 18, 1925, Tri-State Tornado, which cut through southeastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and Indiana.聽National Weather Service 愛神直播 Meteorologist Christina Wielgos said the storm's aftermath was like something out of a war movie.
The upcoming total solar eclipse is providing students in southern Illinois with a unique learning opportunity.
More than 500 professionals gathered at the Southern Illinois Drug Awareness Conference on Wednesday to collaborate and learn how to improve long-term drug addiction recovery.
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