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Thanks to #WSIU for the preview of #VictoriaPBS season 2 and for drawing my name. #royalty👑 #honorarybrit #doorprize (at The Varsity Center)

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PREVIEW: 1,816 International Students call SIU home. River Region's Sydney Kessler spoke to a few of the International Student athletes about their home away from home.

Watch LIVE tonight at 5 on WSIU TV 8/16.

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New Study Shows Perception of Police Vary Greatly, Depending on Skin Color

A new study by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, an organization centered on SIU's campus, says most Illinoisans are happy with local police. However, that number is less-positive when looking at non-white members of the community.

The new study found that 80% of white citizens in Illinois think their local police protection is excellent or good. That number falls to 51% among black citizens in Illinois.

The same split occurred when residents were asked to rate the local police department's response time. There, 76% of "White" residents ranked their police forces response time as "excellent." From there, the rate goes down, as only 66% of "Other races/ethnicities" responded with  an "excellent" or "good" rating. The rating goes down from there, as only 53% of "Black" residents said the response time was positive. The report went on to reveal even more data about the split in opinion between the races.

One thing most residents did seem to agree upon was the use of military vehicles and weapons by police. In that study, across the races, 64% percent of residents said such equipment should only be for military use, not local police.

The full report is available online on the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute's website at http://bit.ly/1wuFBA9.

-Austin Bean (WSIU-TV)

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Cold Weather Strikes Again | WSIU River Region

Nov 12, 2014

After temperatures unexpectedly dipped more than 25 degrees into blow freezing temperature, many can't help but to conjure images of last years "Polar Vortex." And this new round of cold weather has really begun to affect the way many in Southern Illinois live. River Region's Austin Bean has more on this story

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SIU mourns the loss of Interim Chancellor Paul Sarvela

After Chancellor Sarvela passed away from Stage 3 cancer Sunday afternoon, many who knew him on SIU’s campus are remembering him today.

River Region’s Chelsea Cunningham talked to close friend to Sarvela and SIU professor Tim Fink about the loss today.

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BREAKING: Honeywell in Metropolis Admits Radiation Leak

Today, the Honeywell Corporation in Metropolis, Illinois admits a small amount of gas was released from a building where Uranium Hexa-Fluoride was contained.

The leak occurred last month from the main production building on the west side of Metropolis. This news came after the company originally claimed there was no leak just  a few weeks ago. 

However, after an internal investigation, Honeywell discovered a small leak of the gas, also known as "UF-6"

"There remains no indications that harmful concentrations of UF-6 or Hydrogen Fluoride" left the Honeywell property or that there was any danger to the surrounding community as a result of the leak." Honeywell Corporation said in a statement today.

However, the Union that's been locked out of the plans for three months in a labor dispute says "It is unfortunate that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission was not even going to investigate the event and simply take Honeywell's word..."

Follow @RiverRegionNews for the latest information on this developing story.