Sharp ruled mentally fit to stand trial for reckless homicide October 6, 2023 @ 8:03 am MT. VERNON, Ill. (WJPF) – Mitchell Sharp, the Mt. Vernon man charged with reckless homicide after an accident earlier this year that killed a... Read More
Franklin County mourns passing of longtime civic leader October 5, 2023 @ 10:18 am WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. (WJPF) – A Franklin County civic leader has passed away. Donna Sue Bozarth died Sunday, October 1, at the age of... Read More
Marion police investigate Wednesday shooting October 5, 2023 @ 10:11 am MARION, Ill. (WJPF) – A juvenile has been detained in connection to a shooting in Marion. Marion Police say a man was shot in... Read More
Carbondale elementary school placed on lockdown Wednesday October 5, 2023 @ 10:06 am CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – A report of a man with a gun caused a brief, precautionary lockdown of a Carbondale elementary school Wednesday. Police... Read More
Director of troubled Illinois child services agency says he will resign post at ... October 5, 2023 @ 10:02 am SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The director of the embattled Illinois Department of Children and Family Services said Wednesday that he will leave his... Read More
Decades old tombstone returned to Marion cemetery October 4, 2023 @ 9:33 am MARION, Ill. (WJPF) – The tombstone of a 7-year-old Marion boy who was born 100 years ago has been returned to its proper location.... Read More
Two suspects sought in Pittsburg Dollar General robbery October 4, 2023 @ 9:25 am PITTSBURG, Ill. (WJPF) – Authorities in Williamson County are investigating the break-in and robbery of a Dollar General. At about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, two... Read More
Marion man ID'd as driver in Carbondale hit-and-run October 4, 2023 @ 9:20 am CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – Police in Carbondale have identified the driver of the gray SUV who hit a pedestrian and then left the scene.... Read More
Tennessee man steals squad car, drags sheriff's deputy October 3, 2023 @ 9:32 am FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – A Tennessee man is behind bars in Franklin County, accused of attempted murder, stealing a cop car, and other... Read More
Attempt to pass a tanker may have led to the deadly chemical crash in Illinois, ... October 2, 2023 @ 9:21 am SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The tanker truck crash in central Illinois that killed five people may have started when another vehicle tried to... Read More