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The ubiquitous convenience store owed its recent revenue drops to inflation, declining cigarette sales and a shift in palates toward fresh food and specialty drinks. -
Former President Barack Obama bluntly told Black men this week that they need to get over it if they "just aren't feeling the idea of having a woman as president." -
Vice President Harris' campaign is using the report to underscore the fact that she is younger than her Republican rival — who has not released much information about his health. -
NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the legacy of Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy. She died Oct. 10 at the age of 96.
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A new podcast from member station KCUR showcases the unsung heroes of Kansas City history.
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Mike Hanes came to SIU in 1965 and served as director of bands until his retirement in 2005. -
SIU President Dan Mahony says this building is being constructed to be the first stop for prospective Salukis. -
The WSIU Friends Board is honoring people making a difference in the region with a "Good Neighbor" award. -
The airport plays a key role in providing essential services to the local community, promoting aviation, and supporting economic growth in the region. -
Attorney General Raoul urges Illinois residents who plan on donating to Hurricane Helene and Milton's efforts to be wary of fundraising scams. -
In partnership with The Civic Trust of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the competition will promote understanding of American democracy and foster a sense of responsible citizenship. -
The Paducah Symphony Orchestra will perform Tchaikovsky's Sixth symphony Saturday night at the Carson Center in Paducah. -
The long-awaited trial of the former Illinois House Speaker is getting underway in federal court. -
The Illinois Guardianship Association conference will be held in Springfield, IL on October 24th. The event is open to anyone and free registration is available online through the 18th.
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The 3-day tour wraps up on Friday. -
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is seeking to enforce state consumer protection laws to stop the platform from capitalizing on young users, and wants to hold the defendants accountable for “unfairly and deceptively designing, operating, and marketing the TikTok Platform to ensnare and addict young users in Illinois.”
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The Hindu holiday of Navaratri involves some complicated dance moves, passed down from parents to children. But as one mother discovered, the line between passing on cultural traditions and mortifying your teenager daughters can be perilously thin. -
In the year since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel, the occupied West Bank has seen an increase in Israeli military raids and attacks by Israeli settlers. More than 600 Palestinians have been killed. -
The one-of-a-kind killing of a Kentucky judge, allegedly by the local sheriff, has shaken tight-knit Letcher County, leaving people baffled and unnerved as police try to figure out a motive. -
An effective treatment for opioid addiction is easier to get after the Biden administration changed rules. That's making a difference for some people battling opioid use disorder, but access is still limited. -
Maybe you rented them from Blockbuster on VHS, or maybe you're seeing them for the first time — but there was an age when nearly every movie actor took a swing at romantic comedy. And it was glorious. -
The plight of the river, which empties into Lake Erie at Cleveland, helped inspire the Clean Water Act. Now it attracts kayakers and anglers and could soon be removed from an EPA watchlist. -
A National Geographic team found the boot and foot of whom it suspects to be Andrew "Sandy" Irvine, a 22-year-old climber who went missing on Mount Everest a century ago. -
All the available evidence suggests that a miniscule number of noncitizens vote illegally in federal elections and not in numbers that would sway the outcome of any race. -
Fisher-Price is recalling parts of over 2 million infant swings across the U.S., Canada and Mexico due to a serious suffocation risk. -
Two senators, who have pushed online child safety legislation in Congress, demanded that TikTok executives share all materials the company has about the dangers kids may encounter on the wildly popular service. -
The lawsuit alleges that an executive order issued in August by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin requiring daily updates to voter lists to remove ineligible voters violates federal law. -
Boeing has been losing money for over five years and is now dealing with a strike that has shut down factories in the Seattle area. The staff cuts will include executives and managers, the CEO said.
