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  • 1 week ago | wsiu.org | Brad Palmer

    If you’ve spent any time on social media, you may have come across ads or videos selling merchandise that claim to support a charity or local cause. These videos are part of a growing scam targeting animal lovers and kind-hearted donors. WSIU's Brad Palmer spoke about this with the Sydney Waters, regional director of the Better Business Bureau.

  • 1 week ago | wsiu.org | Brad Palmer

    A U.S. district judge has approved a $2.8 billion settlement in the U.S. House vs. NCAA case in a deal that will reshape the landscape of college athletics. The 2.8 billion is back pay for athletes who missed out on NIL opportunities when they competed between 2016 and 2024. I talked about several aspects of the deal with SIU director of athletics Tim Leonard…starting with how much of the $2.8 billion his department will be required to pay.

  • 2 weeks ago | wsiu.org | Brad Palmer

    State Senator Terri Bryant is throwing her support behind keeping the Ten Commandments monument on the courthouse lawn in Jefferson County. The Murphysboro republican says the principles represented by this monument play a role in shaping the foundation of America's legal and civic institutions. They reflect a moral code centered on responsibility, fairness, and respect for others. A group of local residents recently filed suit seeking to remove the nearly seven-foot-tall Ten Commandments monument.

  • 2 weeks ago | wsiu.org | Brad Palmer

    Southern Illinois Congressman Mike Bost says several communities in his 12th congressional district could be targets of what he calls radical leftist protests this weekend. The Murphysboro republican says he’s been in contact with the chiefs of police for Carbondale, Mt. Vernon, Effingham, Charleston, O’Fallon and Belleville. He says these are cities he believes could be protest locations.

  • 2 weeks ago | wsiu.org | Pete Peterson |Brad Palmer

    A new cable television series explores people's happy places. In this latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson explains why a now demolished ballpark is special enough to fit that bill for him. Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, co-author with his son Stephen, of The Slide: Leyland, Bonds and the Star-Crossed Pittsburgh Pirates and the editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.

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