Reward offered in death of SIU freshman

  CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — A $15,000 dollar reward is now being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the person  responsible for the death of an SIU student. Keeshanna Jackson, an SIU freshman, was

Spire asks Supreme Court to keep pipeline operational

  ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — The St. Louis-based natural gas company Spire Inc. is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to keep operating a pipeline through Illinois and Missouri, warning that a winter shutdown

Shawneetown woman sentenced to 63 months for stealing $1.5 million from former employer

  SHAWNEETOWN, Ill. (WJPF) — A Shawneetown woman has been sentenced to 63 months in prison for defrauding her former employer of over one million dollars. Paula Hise, 55, pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud.

Biden appoints Debra Shore to lead EPA Midwestern office

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday appointed Debra Shore, a wastewater treatment official in Chicago, to direct the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Midwestern office. Shore will oversee EPA’s Region 5, which includes Illinois,