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Four Salukis who died in fall semester 2021 are being awarded posthumous degrees.

Salukis lost this semester will be given posthumous degrees 

December 3, 2021
SIU student Daniel Fernando Lobo was killed in a shooting on Nov. 20, 2021.

SIU student Daniel Fernando Lobo dies in shooting

By Annie Hammock, Managing Editor
November 21, 2021

Reward announced for information in connection to Keeshanna Jackson case

By Annie Hammock , Managing Editor
October 13, 2021
National Rifle Association of America (NRA) places an advertisement at the entrance with an offer to provide free admission at Wanenmacher’s Tulsa Arms Show on April 10 and 11, 2021, at Expo Square in Tulsa, Okla. NRA is a gun rights advocacy group founded with an aim to advance rifle marksmanship.

The state of Illinois’ gun advocacy networks

By Kallie Cox, Editor-in-Chief
May 31, 2021
People wait in line at the Gun Buyback event on Friday, April 2, 2021 in Decatur, Ill.

Gun buybacks: A successful way to engage the community?

By Kallie Cox, Editor-in-Chief
May 13, 2021
Protesters of the grand jurys decision in the death of Breonna Taylor carry a sign in her memory during a march through Louisville, Ky. on Sept. 25.

Breonna Taylor’s family slams AG Cameron, demands he release grand jury transcript

By Rick Childress, Lexington Herald-Leader
September 26, 2020
Protests erupt after grand jury does not charge Louisville officers in killing of Breonna Taylor

Protests erupt after grand jury does not charge Louisville officers in killing of Breonna Taylor

By Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times
September 24, 2020
Carbondale Police and Fire responded to the scene on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019 at the railroad crossing at Route 13 and Main Street in Carbondale. At approximately 6 p.m. Carbondale Police responded to the railroad crossing in connection to an individual being struck by a train.

Carbondale police investigating shooting death

By Juniper Oxford, Staff Reporter
February 14, 2020
Carbondale Police and Fire responded to the scene on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019 at the railroad crossing at Route 13 and Main Street in Carbondale. At approximately 6 p.m. Carbondale Police responded to the railroad crossing in connection to an individual being struck by a train.

Suspects, victim identified in Carbondale shooting

By Bethany Rentfro, Staff Reporter
January 23, 2020
Left to right: Olando Sheron, 24 years old of Sikeston, Missouri; Thomas Durell Evans, 30 years old of Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Tyren Johnson, 21 years old of Sikeston, Missouri. Johnson and Evans are both being held in Missouri, pending extradition to Illinois.

Police arrest second individual in connection to Keon Cooper shooting

By Staff Report, News Desk
November 14, 2019
Left to right: Olando Sheron, 24 years old of Sikeston, Missouri; Thomas Durell Evans, 30 years old of Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Tyren Johnson, 21 years old of Sikeston, Missouri. Johnson and Evans are both being held in Missouri, pending extradition to Illinois.

Suspect in murder of 27-year-old Carbondale man arrested

By Staff Report , News Desk
November 9, 2019
Rodney Cavitt, of Carbondale, stands with the crowd, holding a candle, sign, and a photo of Xe’Quan on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, alongside Freeman Street in Carbondale at the Vigil for Xe’Quan Campbell and Keon Cooper.

Mourners gather at vigil for Xe’Quan Campbell, Keon Cooper

By Keaton Yates, Staff Reporter
November 5, 2019
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