More details released on officer involved shooting

MARION, IL. (WJPF) – More information has been released on an officer involved shooting that happened Friday night in Marion. According to Marion Police, it all started after officers attempted to pullover 28-year-old Ethan Adams of Sikeston,

Jefferson County Jail to house federal inmates

MT. VERNON, IL. (WJPF) – The Jefferson County Jail has been approved to house federal inmates again. The Mt. Vernon facility stopped the practice a few years ago following concerns over the care the inmates were receiving.

Teen injured in roll-over crash

GRAND TOWER, IL. (WJPF) – A sixteen-year-old girl sustained serious injuries after she rolled her vehicle and submerged it in floodwater. It happened around 10:00 PM Wednesday in Jackson County on Route 3 near Kings Ferry Road.

Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot to addresses Illinois House

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot delivered a brief speech to the Illinois House, during which she introduced herself and promised to cooperate with legislators. Lightfoot on Wednesday also met with Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who

Chicago building once home to Al Capone and family sold

CHICAGO (AP) — After being on the market for years, a red brick two-flat on Chicago’s South Side that once belonged to gangster Al Capone has been sold. Listing agent Ryan Smith says the 2,820-square-foot building in