NWS: EF-1 tornado touched touched down Sunday in Franklin County
WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. (WJPF) — A damage assessment team from the National Weather Service have determined that a small tornado touched down in Franklin County Sunday night. The EF-1 twister had estimated peak wind speeds of
Carbondale gets 7 years for possessing child pornography
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WJPF) — A Carbondale man has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for child pornography. Michael Nelson, 24, was convicted on two counts of possession of child pornography. Prosecutors say the FBI received
Carbondale man gets 23 years for 2018 armed robbery
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — A Carbondale man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for armed robbery. Prosecutors say along with another man, Jered McPike, 21, robbed Omar’s Food Mart in Carbondale at gunpoint in
7 hurt in recycling center explosion
HURST, Ill. (WJPF) — Seven people were treated for injuries after a chemical explosion Monday at a Williamson County Recycling Center. Emergency crews responded to T&T Recycling Center in Hurst at about 10:15 a.m. after a