In a close finish, Mystik Dan won the 150th running of the race on Saturday.
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The project is set to start in 2026 and is estimated to span over a 10-year period.
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A disease that kills white-tailed deer has moved further into central Illinois. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said Chronic Wasting Disease is now in Ford County. It’s also been found in Livingston and 19 other Illinois counties.
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Just four days before trial, Hopkins pleaded guilty to first degree murder.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale offers a free Summer Tutoring Camp through the School of Education.
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Electric automaker Rivian will hire over 550 additional full-time workers in Normal within five years as it begins production on the new R2 model — part of a $1.5 billion investment and expansion plan announced Thursday. In exchange, Rivian is set to receive $827 million in state tax breaks and other incentives over the next 30 years.
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Lakesha Ross is charged on three counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated arson.
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An investigation found a number of hospitals skirt a state law.
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Goldman died April 16 at the age of 89.
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The event consisted of visits to more than 20 local high schools.
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The center at SIU has been around since 1985.
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Photojournalists at NPR member stations documented protests at college and university campuses nationwide this week.
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Weliton Menário Costa's award-winning music video showcases his research on kangaroo personality and behavior — and offers a celebration of human diversity, too.
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It's a popular rest stop for sea lions, but the docks at the tourist hot spot these days are unusually packed out with the slippery residents. Conservationists are buoyed by the surge in visitors.
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A wide region was swamped from Houston to rural East Texas, where game wardens rode airboats through waist-high waters rescuing both people and pets.
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When marijuana becomes a Schedule III instead of a Schedule I substance under federal rules, researchers will face fewer barriers to studying it. But there will still be some roadblocks for science.
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From sparking the imagination to helping with mental health, listen to poems read by NPR readers and see how poetry has affected their lives.
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The singer-songwriter's fourth album is her best yet, with crisp, commanding songwriting, shades of '60s baroque pop and melodies that seem to have existed forever.