Jury selection began Monday for a murder trial out of Wayne County, Illinois. Several jurors were seated for the trial of Brodey Murbarger. He...

A Carbondale man has been sentenced to 18 1/2 years to the Illinois Department of Corrections. Jackson County authorities accepted by guilty plea from...

Final preparations are being made for Mission Number 9 of the Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois. About 85 veterans and their guardians will...

Jefferson County authorities arrested a man and woman from Evansville, Ind., following a fatal shooting in Mt. Vernon this past weekend. 23-year-old Treyaveon Massie...

Fentanyl-laced mail is making its way into Illinois’ corrections system and some are demanding a change in policy to make it stop. Scot Ward,...

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza has tested positive for COVID-19. Mendoza’a office says she tested positive Sunday morning. It says she’s vaccinated...

The suspect in a western Kentucky bank robbery has been arrested in Southern Illinois. Police identified the suspect as 56-year-old Robert Riley of Water...

A $45,000 investment made by the Marion Park District is paying dividends. The District recently approved the purchase of video cameras throughout the district....

Members of the Mt. Vernon Police Department/Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Division arrested a Woodlawn man this week on a violation of parole. 55-year-old...

A structure fire in Carbondale on Saturday morning destroyed two buildings. The fire broke out shortly after 8 a.m. on the 400 block of...