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Kenya's Sabastian Sawe is first person to run sub-2-hour marathon to win in London
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (295+ words) LONDON " Sabastian Sawe of Kenya has become the first person to break the fabled 2-hour barrier in the marathon. In a huge moment in sports history, Sawe smashed the men's world record by 65 seconds in winning the London Marathon in…...
More immigrants are being held in detention for over a year. NPR followed one family's ordeal.
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (578+ words) NPR spoke to one family who is rapidly approaching the one-year mark in ICE detention: a mother and her children, including 5-year-old twins and a 9-year-old girl. The El Gamal family's story begins on June 1, 2025, when their father, Mohamed Soliman,…...
Carbondale Receives Community Awareness Project Funding for 2026 National Crime Victims' Rights Week
1+ week, 4+ day ago (184+ words) Carbondale has been awarded a federal grant to support a regional awareness campaign for National Crime Victims" Rights Week, coming up April 19 through 25. The funding comes from the National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators and the U. S. Department of Justice"s…...
Tech billionaires want autonomous communities without taxes, government. What are the implications?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (143+ words) WSIU NEWS The movement by tech billionaires to create autonomous communities, ruled by their own law, without taxes, and fueled with cryptocurrency, is growing. The latest attempt is the Caribbean islands of St. Kitts and Nevis, where some residents are…...
Rep. Severin's legislation tries to give more transparency to utility bills
1+ mon, 12+ hour ago (197+ words) State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) passed legislation out of committee this week that aims to improve electricity bill transparency. Severin, who serves as the House Republican Spokesman on the House Energy & Environment Committee, says utility bills are made up of…...
Why a Tik Tok star takes day laborers to Disneyland
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (86+ words) Why a Tik Tok star still takes day laborers to Disneyland'WSIU NEWS - On Air Now Playing WSIU 91. 9 FM | HD1-News & Classical Why a Tik Tok star takes day laborers to Disneyland A social media creator continues to go viral for paying…...
SIU's Shryock Auditorium is where "Anything Goes' March 26-29
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (514+ words) A continuing search for young love and deception can reach no ends " including the high seas " as the Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Theater and Dance and the School of Music prepare to take audiences aboard the S. S. American where…...
Jefferson County 911 dispatcher wins award for helping catch accused killer
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (186+ words) A Jefferson County 9-1-1 dispatcher is the Illinois Sheriff's Association Telecommunicator of the Year for 2025. Grace Cole was working in the Jefferson County 911 call center in September 1, 2025 when a caller told her his friend, John Finney, admitted to killing his wife,…...
New Carbondale police chief seeks to connect with department with the community
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (108+ words) WSIU - On Air Now Playing WSIU 91. 9 FM | HD1-News & Classical New Carbondale police chief seeks to connect with department with the community Carbondale named Anthony Copeland their new police chief last summer - starting in the new position in September. Copeland started…...
All Things Considered
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (463+ words) Each show consists of the biggest stories of the day, thoughtful commentaries, insightful features on the quirky and the mainstream in arts and life, music and entertainment, all brought alive through sound. Every weekday the two-hour show is hosted by…...