FRANKLIN COUNTY - Citing it as an "occupational hazard," Gov. Rod Blagojevich dismissed criticism of his plan to move the Illinois Department of Transportation's Division of Traffic Safety from Springfield to Southern Illinois.

CARBONDALE - Police are seeking the public's help in catching a man who robbed Ron's One Stop at 600 E. Main St. on Thursday afternoon.

The Southern's sports staff discusses the Miners' second season.  Listen here

It's finally time get your outdoor areas ready for use. After months of cold weather, the time has come to be able to sit on your deck and patio and enjoy the stars in the sky with a nice glass of wine.

Let the angling begin.

The morning of April 14 broke quietly.

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Shiite Hezbollah gunmen seized nearly all of the Lebanese capital's Muslim sector from Sunni foes loyal to the U.S.-backed government on Friday in the country's worst sectarian clashes since the 15-year civil war.

RACINE, Wis. - A state agency reissued a water pollution permit Thursday for a power plant that environmental groups contend would harm Lake Michigan by using vast amounts of lake water for cooling.