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Delta Regional Authority visits Cairo

May 9, 2017 @ 6:58 am

Members of the Delta Regional Authority visited Cairo yesterday, where local leaders showed them around town and asked for federal money to design a...

Mount Vernon couple charges with child abuse

May 9, 2017 @ 6:57 am

Mount Vernon parents Tyrone Steele and Abigail Adkins have been arrested after their child ended up in a Saint Louis hospital last month. They...

Benton City Council tables mayor's requests

May 9, 2017 @ 6:56 am

Benton’s city council tabled a number of requests last night made by Benton Mayor Fred Kondritz. Among them were a vehicle for the mayor...

Deputies investigate weekend shooting

May 8, 2017 @ 7:14 am

Authorities are searching for a suspect in a weekend shooting. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Department says it happened around 2 a.m. Sunday in the...

Highway 127 closed near Alto Pass

May 8, 2017 @ 7:13 am

Many roads remain closed in Southern Illinois because of flooding, especially those around the Big Muddy River. One major road with a closure this...

Area officials and resident work to fix flood damage

May 2, 2017 @ 8:40 am

Flooding is still the word of the day as residents and government officials work to deal with the aftermath. Franklin County Chairman Randall Crocker...

Harrisburg teen charged in shooting

May 1, 2017 @ 8:40 am

An 18 year old Harrisburg teen is being held without bond this morning after a weekend shooting near Southeastern Illinois College. Dalton Williams is...

Carbondale Police search for stabbing suspect

May 1, 2017 @ 8:38 am

Carbondale police are looking for a suspect in a weekend stabbing. It happened early yesterday morning near South Beveridge and West Cherry streets. Police...