Former Illinois men's basketball standout Efrem Winters died Monday morning after a long battle with an undisclosed illness, according to the university. He was 61. The Champaign News-Gazette was first to report the news.

An Illinois woman is in custody after police say she attempted to pass a forged prescription in Western Kentucky

Auburn continues to reside in the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll after surviving a scare Saturday against Tennessee. Kentucky wasn't

PADUCAH, Ky. (KFVS) - The Cave-in-Rock Ferry plans to close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday due to ice in the river. According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the ferry will close at 5 p.m. on January 22 and reopen for its regular operating schedule at 6 a.m. on Thursday, January 23.

Shamone Duncan, 50, was identified as one of the people shot and killed at a restaurant on Jan. 18, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force said in a Jan. 19 news release. Police said Duncan and the other victims were not targeted.

FOX Sports college basketball bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy offers up his latest NCAA Tournament projections, with Michigan State rising.

CHARLESTON, ILL. (WFIE) - University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball held off a second half surge by Eastern Illinois University to post a 64-60 win Saturday afternoon in Charleston, Illinois. The Screaming Eagles are 9-11 overall and 4-6 in OVC action, while the Panthers go to 5-15, 1-8 OVC.

As we are basking in the sun and much warmer temperatures this weekend, Mother Nature and old man Winter have more dangerously cold temperatures on the way.

Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the coaches' poll.

Through 18 conference games, Illinois allowed its opponents a league-best 54.9 points per game.

Holy Cross at Boston U., 7 p.m. Towson at Northeastern, 9 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at Alcorn St., 6 p.m. Southern Miss. at Troy, 6 p.m. Houston Christian at SE Louisiana, 7 p.m.

If you want to get a feel for the rise of the cannabis industry, just look at the narrative of Louisville-based Cornbread Hemp.