Terrorism

Gavel, scale and law books in the bookshelf

High-ranking members of Sinaloa Cartel charged with material support of a foreign terrorist organization in southern Illinois

Brad Palmer

The grand jury document reveals the drug distribution pipeline has been taking place over the past five years.

International & National

Sen. Durbin And Bipartisan Lawmakers Reintroduce Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act

Chase Cavanaugh

A group of U.S. lawmakers announced the reintroduction Tuesday of the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act . The bill was originally authored by Senator...

History

Reading Baseball: Baseball Hall of Fame and the 9/11 Anniversary

Brad Palmer

19 years ago a series of deadly terrorist attacks hit the east coast of the United States.In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson remembers the…

Law Enforcement and Crime

Southern Illinois Native and SIU Alum Talks About How To Survive Mass Attack.

The Herrin Area Historical Society is sponsoring a guest lecture on Friday April 12th, 2019 at 2:00PM at the Herrin City Library.Southern Illinois native,…

Public Safety

St. Louis Cardinals Seek to Boost Security at Busch Stadium

Associated Press

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill is asking the Department of Homeland Security to give ``full consideration'' to an effort by the St. Louis Cardinals to…

Police and fans outside the Manchester Arena on Monday, following reports of an explosion after Ariana Grande had performed.

International & National

British Police Confirm 22 People Dead After Explosion At Manchester Arena

Richard Gonzales

Police say nearly 60 people have been injured in what is being treated as a terrorist incident. Witnesses reported frantic efforts by concertgoers to flee after the blast at an Ariana Grande show.

State of Illinois

Illinois Legislator Proposes Stripping Terrorism Suspects Of Guns

Amanda Vinicky

Anyone charged of terrorism would be banned from having a gun under legislation introduced this week in Illinois. Calls for gun control have increased...

A 2013 photo of Adelma Tapia Ruiz, provided by her brother Fernando Tapia Ruiz, shows Ruiz with her Belgian husband, Christophe Delcambe, and their twin daughters, Maureen and Alondra. Ruiz died in Tuesday's attacks. A split-second decision saved her husband and daughters from sharing her fate: Delcambe had taken the girls out of the check-in line to play for a moment when the bomb exploded.

International & National

The Victims Of The Brussels Attacks: What We Know

Camila Domonoske

The airport and metro station bombings in Brussels killed a total of 35 people, including three attackers, according to Belgium's minister of social affairs and health.

State of Illinois

U of I Reps. Safe in Belgium, SIUC Not Directly Impacted

Brad Palmer

The University of Illinois Urbana campus has 57 faculty and students traveling in or near Brussels, Belgium ... and has confirmed that all of them are…

Two women sit in the airport in Brussels after the Tuesday morning explosions. The blasts hit near the departure gates, collapsing ceiling panels and shattering glass windows; Belgian media said 11 people were killed.

Terrorist Bombings Strike Brussels: What We Know

Bill Chappell

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which killed at least 30 and left more than 200 wounded. Police have released a photo of a suspect.