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After Aerosols Misstep, Former CDC Official Criticizes Agency Over Unclear Messaging

By James Doubek • 54 minutes ago

As of now, both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization say the primary way the coronavirus spreads is by hitching a ride on respiratory droplets when people are in close contact.

Respiratory droplets form when someone sneezes, coughs, talks or sings, for example. They don't travel far and fall to the ground quickly.

Can Circuit Breakers Stop Viral Rumors On Facebook, Twitter?

By Shannon Bond • 1 hour ago

Critics of Facebook and Twitter — and even some people inside the companies — say dramatic action is needed to counter the way the platforms supercharge false, and sometimes dangerous, claims.

Facebook Removes Chinese Accounts Posting About Foreign Policy, 2020 Election

By Shannon Bond • 1 hour ago

Facebook says it has taken down a network of China-based fake accounts whose posts included content about the U.S. presidential election.

Most of the activity by the more than 180 fake accounts, groups and pages was focused on Southeast Asia, Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook's head of security policy, said in a blog post Tuesday.

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DE Reports SIU-C Students Placed in Quarantine or Isolation on Campus Since Aug. 9

By Daily Egyptian • 1 hour ago

The Daily Egyptian has filed Freedom of Infomation Act requests to learn more about how many SIU-Carbondale students have been quarantined or isolated because of exposure to COVID-19.

Senators Schimpf and Plummer Call for JB Pritzker to Reopen the Metro-East.

By Kevin Boucher • 2 hours ago

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Illinois State Senator Paul Schimpf (R-Waterloo) is calling on Governor JB Pritzker to immediately remove the tightened restrictions on the Metro east, because of what the Senator says, are flaws in the way the Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting the state's COVID-19 cases. Schimpf says roughly 30 percent of Metro east resident cross the river to Barnes-Jewish Healthcare, in St. Louis, and he says there were reports BJC HealthCare was only reporting positive cases to IDPH.

Virtual Public Hearing on Carbondale's Parking Pass System

By Brad Palmer • 2 hours ago

The City of Carbondale will hold a public hearing at Tuesday night's remote council meeting regarding the City's intent to designate a resident parking pass system for the following areas:

Daily COVID Update

By WSIU Staff • 4 hours ago

(September 22) -- The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,531 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, along with 30 additional deaths. The overall number of coronavirus cases is 277,266 since the pandemic began, and the death toll stands at 8,486.

InFocus - Brandon Derman: Struggles for Climate Justice

By Jeff Williams • 7 hours ago

photo of book cover for Struggles for Climate Justice

So far this year, we've experienced extreme forest fires as well as a very active hurricane season. Brandon Derman is a Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Illinois Springfield. His new book is Struggles for Climate Justice: Uneven Geographies and the Politics of Connection. WSIU's Jeff Williams recently talked with Derman about his book and the environmental, political, and social impact of our changing climate.

WSIU News Morning Update (9/22/2020)

By Leah Lerner • 9 hours ago

Dan Klefstad and Leah Lerner report this morning's news for September 22nd.

Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Set for Mt. Vernon, Cairo and Golconda

By Brad Palmer • Sep 21, 2020

Drive-thru COVID-19 testing events are being held around southern Illinois in the next several days.

Carbondale Police Investigate Shots Fired Sunday Night

By Brad Palmer • Sep 21, 2020

Carbondale Police are investigating gun shots being fired late Sunday night.

At about 10 p.m., officers responded to the area of South Wall and East Mill Streets in reference to a report of shots fired. They learned several shots were fired in the 200 block of North Wall Street causing damage to a residence.