When thinking about a Western, the usual thought involves a big star name, such as the iconic John Wayne, riding on horseback and gunslinging around the outlandish American West. Instead of following ...

WEIU could lose up to 80% of its budget following federal cuts to the Public Broadcasting Service funding, according to General Manager Jeff Owens. However, Owens says the station will continue to ...

The Coles County Board approved Apex Clean Energy’s 51-turbine Coles Wind project in a 6-5 vote Tuesday. The decision came after years of debate, dozens of public meetings and 14 days of hearings ...

Fourth of July is packed full with events in Charleston, and the surrounding days will offer festive activities as well. Red, White and Blue Days (Thursday – Friday) Charleston’s Red, White and Blue ...

Over the last two decades, Eastern has lost nearly half the number of students once enrolled as part of a statewide trend in public universities across Illinois. Since the 2004-05 school year, Eastern ...

Athletic Director Tom Michael said Eastern Illinois has not yet decided whether it will opt into the NCAA House settlement ahead of Monday’s deadline. Michael said the university was initially ...

In 115 seasons of men’s basketball, EIU has seen its fair share of standout talent. Whether it was Kevin Duckworth ’s All-Star NBA career or Henry Domercant ’s prolific scoring that put him among the ...

The Charleston community has several events this week, with many taking place over the weekend: “No Kings” Day Protest (Saturday) Charleston is scheduled to partake in a nationwide “No Kings” Day ...

Grad left-hander Tyler Kapraun will start Eastern baseball’s Ohio Valley Conference tournament game against Little Rock Thursday at Mtn Dew Park in Marion, Illinois. (File) Grad left-hander Tyler ...

The male Panther of the Year is going to Cooper Willman from the football team. The senior wide receiver from Sterling was named part of the 2024 First Team All-Big South/Ohio Valley Conference as ...

Redshirt freshman safety Josh Brown is preparing for his second year with the Panthers. Brown, a Georgia native, started playing football at an early age, but stopped to pursue his baseball career.

Eastern Illinois softball sophomore outfielder Karson Davey slides into home plate past Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior catcher Piper Montogomery in the 10th inning to win the Ohio ...