STAMPING GROUND, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man is accused of stabbing a man with a pitchfork. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports 69-year-old Alan Covington...

MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WJPF) — A tentative agreement has been reached, ending the Murphysboro teacher’s strike. Negotiations went late into the night. The deal was...

MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WJPF) — The trial of Jody Pullen, Jr. has ended with Pullen being found guilty on all counts. The 28-year-old Carbondale man...

 Gov. JB Pritzker (D) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has released a five-year economic plan for Illinois that builds on the state’s...

 FILE – In this Sept. 19, 2019 file photo, Will County Sheriff’s patrol is stationed outside the home of deceased Dr.  Ulrich Klopfer in...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — Legal recreational marijuana will be coming to Carbondale next year. At their meeting Tuesday night, The Carbondale City Council passed...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (WJPF) — 275 SEMO students, faculty, and staff have had their personal information exposed. A university employee accidentally included the information,...

EUREKA, Ill. (AP) — A prosecutor says a central Illinois 9-year-old will be charged with five counts of first-degree murder in connection with a...

CHICAGO (AP) — Federal prosecutors have unveiled the extent of their case against a long-time Chicago alderman facing federal racketeering and other charges. In...

ROYALTON, Ill. (WJPF) — Alcohol is a suspected factor in a fatal single vehicle crash in Franklin County. It happened around 8:00 PM Saturday...