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Carbondale's Super Splash Park adds climbing wall for 10th season
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (267+ words) CARBONDALE, Ill. (WSIL) -- The Carbondale Park District recently announced a new Aqua Climbing Wall has been installed at the Super Splash Park following a successful community fundraising campaign. The new attraction will debut during the 2026 summer season, coinciding with the park's…...
Search continues for hiker missing in Little Grand Canyon area
5+ day, 22+ min ago (226+ words) MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WSIL) -- Crews are searching for a missing hiker in the Little Grand Canyon Recreation Area for the third straight day. The 22-year-old man was last seen Saturday afternoon. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office received a report of a missing…...
Heat reaches all-time record for region in March
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (152+ words) VAN BUREN, Mo. (WSIL) " Residents of Southeast Missouri experienced an unusually warm weekend, as temperatures soared to historic levels across the region. According to the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky, Van Buren, Missouri, in Carter County, recorded a preliminary…...
Illinois State Police Urge Drivers to Stay Alert as Daylight Saving Time Begins
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (211+ words) CARTERVILLE, Ill. (WSIL) -- Everyone will need to set their clocks ahead one hour as Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, marking the annual "spring forward" time change. Clocks will move forward one hour from 2 a. m. to 3 a. m. on March 8. According to the Illinois State…...
SWAT operation launched in search for Nancy Guthrie as reward reaches $100, 000
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (233+ words) TUCSON, Ariz." The search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, mother of "Today" show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, intensified Saturday as SWAT teams launched a tactical operation in a Tucson neighborhood. The surge in activity follows a report that the FBI has doubled…...
Devastating flooding leaves 4 dead in Arizona as officials search for more unaccounted for
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (875+ words) Video of police and emergency vehicles on Saturday after flash flooding swept through Globe, Arizona. (CNN) " Devastating floods have left at least four people dead in Arizona as rescue crews work to find more unaccounted for after heavy rains hit…...
Firefighters tackle combine blaze near Hazel, Kentucky
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (174+ words) HAZEL, Ky. (WSIL) -- A combine caught fire Tuesday afternoon, drawing emergency responders to a soybean field in the Hazel community. Firefighters from Calloway County Fire-Rescue (CCFR) arrived at the intersection of Brandon Road and Pleasant Grove Road around 4: 15 p. m. to find…...
26-year-old dead after quarry incident
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (115+ words) SCOTT CITY, Mo. (WSIL) -- One person is dead after police said an accident took place at a local rock quarry. Scott City Police Chief Chris Griggs said police responded to the Colt Rock & Lime quarry where the incident took place…...