West Frankfort men injured in accident
Two West Frankfort men were injured in a four-vehicle pileup on Interstate 24 on Thursday. Allen Melvin, 62, was driving in slow traffic when his vehicle was rear-ended. Melvin and a passenger, Rex Slane, were taken to
Murphysboro man guilty of murder
It took a Jackson County judge less than 30 minutes to deliberate in the Keith Ritcheson murder bench trial. Judge Ralph Bloodworth found Ritcheson guilty of killing his parents, Burl and Brenda Ritcheson, in their Murphysboro home
Firm hired to assess SIU finances
An independent firm has been hired to reassess the distribution of state funds among SIU-Carbondale, SIU-Edwardsville and SIU’s School of Medicine. During a Board of Trustees meeting Thursday, AGB Consulting was selected to start its system-wide funding