A man has been charged with Unlawful Use of Weapons in Saline County. Officers with the Carrier Mills Police initiated a traffic stop on...
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MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WJPF) – Police say the drivers of both vehicles had to be taken to the hospital after a crash involving a minivan...
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MARION, Ill. (WJPF) – A good Samaritan making the call to 9-1-1 and quick action by the Marion Fire Department likely prevented a fire...
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld the consolidation of local police and firefighter pension systems, a rare victory in a...
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – Illinois State Police have made an arrest for cannabis trafficking in Jefferson County. On Wednesday, January 17, around 11:40...
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FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – A Franklin County man has been sentenced for sexual assault of a child. 73 year old Douglas Carpenter of...
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BENTON, Ill. (WJPF) – A Christopher man will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars for sexually assaulting a child. According to...
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MT. VERNON, Ill. (WJPF) – A Georgia man is facing drug trafficking charges after he was caught with over 400 pounds of marijuana during...
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A Murphysboro woman has been sentenced to 50 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to a 2022 murder. 41-year-old Alexis...
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker says with Illinois’ gun ban rules in place, the registry of now-banned items will be “working the way it should.” Last...
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