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Christopher woman sentenced for arson

October 12, 2018 @ 7:54 am

JEFFERSON COUNTY, IL. (WJPF) – A Christopher woman has been found guilty of aggravated arson. Adriane Parke was charged with setting fire to the...

Franklin County woman arrested in domestic dispute

October 12, 2018 @ 7:49 am

BUCKNER, IL. (WJPF) – A Franklin County woman wound up in jail, a man in the hospital after a domestic dispute Wednesday. 27-year-old Crystal...

AG Madigan calls on FCC to stop robo-calls

October 12, 2018 @ 7:32 am

SPRINGFIELD, IL. (WJPF) – Attorney General Lisa Madigan has joined thirty-three other state attorney’s general in calling on the FCC to do more to...

Delay in Stonemark trial

October 11, 2018 @ 9:37 am

MURPHYSBORO, IL. (WJPF) — The trial of a De Soto woman accused of hiring someone to kill her husband has been delayed. Carmen Stonemark...

Carbondale Police investigate armed gas station robbery

October 11, 2018 @ 9:33 am

CARBONDALE, IL. (WJPF) — Carbondale Police are investigating the armed robbery of a gas station. It happened around 3:15 AM Wednesday at the ZX...

Juvenile in custody following armed robbery

October 11, 2018 @ 9:31 am

CHRISTOPHER, IL. (WJPF) – A juvenile was taken into custody following the armed robbery of the Circle K Gas Station in Christopher. According to...

Three injured in I-57 crash

October 11, 2018 @ 9:25 am

JEFFERSON COUNTY, IL. (WJPF) – Three people have been injured in crash on Interstate 57 in Jefferson County. It happened just at approximately 9:05...

SIUC Chancellor Carlo Montemagno passes away

October 11, 2018 @ 8:56 am

SIU Carbondale Chancellor passed away Thursday morning, according to a statement from SIU Interim President Kevin Dorsey. Montemagno announced in June 2018 that he...

Murphysboro teahcers, Board of Education reach deal

October 10, 2018 @ 7:25 am

MURPHYSBORO, IL. (WJPF) – The Murphysboro Board of Education has approved a new contract that includes a slight pay increase and improved health benefits...

Former healthcare worker sentenced on fraud charged

October 10, 2018 @ 7:20 am

BENTON, IL. (WJPF) – A former employee of Southern Illinois Healthcare has been sentenced to eighteen months behind bars on federal fraud charges. Prosecutors...