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Shimshak out as Carbondale School District Superintendent

May 29, 2017 @ 8:35 am

Following a nearly 7 hour school board meeting that spanned Thursday night into early Friday morning, the Carbondale School District has accepted the retirement...

Carbondale Police searching for aggravated robbery suspect

May 29, 2017 @ 8:33 am

Authorities in Carbondale are looking for a man they say committed an aggravated robbery. According to police, it happened just before 8:00 Saturday night...

Valmeyer man charged with Carbondale stabbing

May 29, 2017 @ 8:26 am

A weekend stabbing in Carbondale has landed a Valmeyer man in the Jackson County Jail. According to a press release from the Carbondale Police...

Gov. Rauner grants 5 clemency requests, denies 197

May 27, 2017 @ 8:40 am

Gov. Bruce Rauner has granted five petitions for clemency and denied 197 others. The Illinois Prisoner Review Board said Friday that the granted cases involve...

Candidates for SIU Chancellor to hold public forum

May 27, 2017 @ 8:36 am

Two public forums for two of the candidates for chancellor at SIU are on the calendar for June. Rodney Hanley will meet with the...

Highway named to honor fallen officer

May 26, 2017 @ 8:36 am

A stretch of Route 3 through Chester will be named in honor of fallen Chester Police Officer James Brockmeyer, who was killed in a...

Watts sentenced to life in prison

May 26, 2017 @ 8:36 am

A Cairo man has been sentenced to life in prison. James Watts attempted to rob the First National Bank in Cairo on May 15,...

Paducah facility to lay off 38

May 26, 2017 @ 8:34 am

National Railway Equipment plans to shut down its Paducah production facility on June 26 and lay off the 38 employees there. The facility manufactures...