John Basile News Today

36 and bartlett. Winter storm warning for the area. We have been upgraded for the winter storm warning for cook county and the page county and down to will county. This is for later tonight into tomorrow. Potential for 6 in. Of snow even up in the city. Right now we have clouds. Maybe some sunshine but you can see in the rain developing to the north. By this afternoon we will have some spotty light showers changing over to snow. The heaviest coming between midnight and the early part of tomorrow...

Shirley A. Kennedy passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the Niagara Gazette on 2023-08-21.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been used to help scientists solve a mystery about the early universe. It involves the Era of Reionization, when the universe underwent dramatic changes. CAI's John Basile talks with Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about this new development.

A new study details the first observation of an aging star swallowing a planet. CAI's John Basile talks with Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about what happened and what it means for our own planet.

Jupiter and its moons are the focus of a new European Space Agency mission. CAI's John Basile talks with Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about this new effort to understand a distant part of our solar system.

In this installment of Looking Skyward, CAI's John Basile talks with Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about a recent discovery involving a near-earth asteroid.

Lately the Northern Lights have been giving sky-watchers some spectacular nighttime shows. CAI's John Basile talks with Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about what's causing all this activity.

In this installment of Looking Skyward, CAI's John Basile talks with Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about the increasing problem of space junk. While Sanford and Son won't soon be opening a branch in space, there is a company that's planning to go out there to collect some of what's out there.

Guns, guns, guns. Wyoming is Gun Central in the United States. Two-thirds of the residents own guns and there may be more guns than citizens of this fine state. There are at least three gun-related bills grinding through the Legislature as I write this – gun ownership is a big, big deal here

In this installment of Sittin' In, CAI's John Basile talks with jazz saxophonist Greg Abate about his recent travels and his career.