PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. (WJPF) — The former treasurer of the Perry County Agricultural Society has been indicted on federal fraud charges. Billy Harris, 47,...
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – A man wanted by police in Jefferson County on kidnapping charges is now behind bars. Elijah Tiggens, 28,...
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) — Governor JB Pritzker has signed a bill into law that increases the penalty for wage theft. House Bill 118...
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) — The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has announced an $8 million expansion of the state’s apprenticeship program....
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — Police in Jefferson County are searching for a man wanted on kidnapping charges. Police say they were called...
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GOLCONDA, Ill. (WJPF) — A mosquito testing positive for West Nile Virus has been found in Massac County. The Southern Seven Health Department...
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) — The most recent CNBC ranking of the country’s top states for business has Illinois doing better than its neighbors....
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (WJPF) — Missouri Governor Mike Parson is expected to sign legislation Tuesday raising the Show Me State’s fuel tax. With...
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MAKANDA, Ill. (WJPF) — The railroad crossing on Makanda Road in Makanda will be closed Tuesday, July 13 for repair. Work is expected to...
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EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — A drug dealer pleaded guilty Friday to murder in the death of an Illinois state trooper who...
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