Jefferson County kidnapping suspect now in custody July 15, 2021 @ 8:36 am JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – A man wanted by police in Jefferson County on kidnapping charges is now behind bars. Elijah Tiggens, 28,... Read More
Cook County man wanted on kidnapping charges in Jefferson County July 14, 2021 @ 8:32 am JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — Police in Jefferson County are searching for a man wanted on kidnapping charges. Police say they were called... Read More
Last of four escapees from the Fulton County Jail captured July 12, 2021 @ 7:17 am LEWISTOWN, Ill. (AP) — The last of four people who escaped from the Fulton County Jail in western Illinois last week has been captured,... Read More
Harrisburg man sentenced for shaking baby, causing serious injuries July 12, 2021 @ 6:54 am HARRISBURG, Ill. (WJPF) — A Harrisburg man has been sentenced to spend the next 18 years behind bars on a child abuse charge.... Read More
Brookport man arrested on child abuse charge July 9, 2021 @ 8:34 am BROOKPORT, Ill. (WJPF) — A Brookport man has been arrested on charges of abusing his child. Deandre Wright, 27, is charged with Aggravated... Read More
One injured in Carbondale shooting July 8, 2021 @ 9:05 am CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — Carbondale Police say an ongoing dispute among acquaintances led to gunfire Tuesday. Police say at about 6:50 p.m. shots... Read More
ISP ID's victim of police-involved shooting July 8, 2021 @ 9:03 am CARTERVILLE, Ill. (WJPF) — Illinois State Police have released more information about Tuesday’s fatal, police-involved shooting in Carterville. According to ISP, at about... Read More
One dead after police-involved shooting Tuesday in Carterville July 7, 2021 @ 9:31 am CARTERVILLE, Ill. (WJPF) — One person is dead after a police-involved shooting Tuesday afternoon in Carterville. It happened in the 200 block of... Read More
Marion man arrested for Carbondale shooting July 7, 2021 @ 9:17 am CARBONDALE, Ill, (WJPF) — A Marion man has been arrested in connection to a shooting Monday in Carbondale.. Shai Schauf, 27, faces charges... Read More
One arrested after deadly Mt. Vernon shooting July 7, 2021 @ 9:10 am MT VERNON, Ill. (WJPF) — An arrest has been made in connection to a deadly Mt. Vernon shooting. Mt. Vernon Police say it... Read More