This weekend marked the 27th-annual Praise the Lard barbecue cook-off in Murphysboro. The event featured 76 teams from 14 different states and a team from Germany.Randy Twyford, owner of Twyford BBQ &...

Purdue University handed SIU football its first loss of the season Saturday.The Salukis (3-1) traveled to West Lafayette, Ind., to play the Boilermakers in the first matchup in the two schools’ history.Purdue...

While perusing downtown, one can get a drink, a bite to eat or hear a local band. However, community members believe downtown could have more to offer.More than 30 community members attended the third...

SIU football will put its perfect record on the line for its toughest matchup yet Saturday.SIU (3-0) will travel to West Lafayette, Ind., for a date with Purdue University (1-2). The Salukis have looked...

Six SIU students were arrested this weekend in two separate sexual assault incidents.Both 18-year-old victims were treated and released from Carbondale Memorial Hospital, according to a Department of Public...

A person was sent to Memorial Hospital of Carbondale in life-threatening condition Wednesday morning from a gunshot wound.The Carbondale Police Department responded to a report of a gunshot victim about...

The defending Missouri Valley Conference Champions will host their last home meet before the championship is held in November.On Sept. 20, SIU’s cross-country team will have its annual Saluki Invitational....

SIU swimming and diving is extending its appreciation to fans and professors before really getting its feet wet.The Saluki swimming and diving teams open the season with the Maroon & White meet at 10 a.m.,...

Seventy-one percent of Earth’s surface is covered by water, yet the Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply and Sanitation estimates 748 million people lack access to quality drinking water.The Paul...