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Murphysboro woman arrested for assault on a police officer

February 20, 2018 @ 6:51 am

A Murphysboro woman has been arrested for dragging a police officer with her car as she fled from a traffic stop Friday night. 29-year-old...

Carbondale Police investigating attempted sexual assault

February 20, 2018 @ 6:46 am

Police in Carbondale are investigating an incident of trespassing and attempted sexual assault. It happened around 2:10 Monday morning in 400 block of West...

Marion PD seeking armed and dangerous suspect

February 20, 2018 @ 5:52 am

The Marion Police Department is warning the public about a wanted suspect they consider to be armed and dangerous. Police say Lemont Brinson is...

2016 report put Quincy plumbing fix at $8M

February 19, 2018 @ 8:34 am

A report obtained by The Associated Press shows engineers told Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration in 2016 that replacing problematic plumbing at a veterans’ home...

Herrin Police investigate social media threat

February 19, 2018 @ 8:30 am

Police in Herrin say they’re investigating an incident involving a 12 year old girl threating other children with a toy handgun. According to a...

Two killed in separate Franklin County accidents

February 19, 2018 @ 8:28 am

Two men have been killed in separate single vehicle crash in Franklin County. The first happened around 3:00 AM Saturday, on Route 14 just...

Ousted Madigan campaign aide arrested

February 16, 2018 @ 8:52 am

An ex-campaign worker for House Speaker Michael Madigan’s Democratic organization has been arrested for allegedly violating a protective order. Kevin Quinn was fired this...

Former Zeigler Treasure Ryan Thorpe gets trial delay

February 16, 2018 @ 8:44 am

In Federal court in Benton Thursday, former Zeigler Treasurer Ryan Thorpe received a delay in his case. Thorpe’s attorney argued he needed more time...

Prosecutors say they've held plea talks in kidnapping case

February 16, 2018 @ 8:41 am

Prosecutors say they’ve held talks on a possible plea deal with the suspect charged with kidnapping and killing a University of Illinois scholar from...