Ground broken for Walker’s Bluff Casino

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — Ground was broken Wednesday on the long-planned Walker’s Bluff Resort and Casino.  The new resort is slated to include a 116-room hotel along with a gaming floor, event center, and multiple restaurants,

More lanes planned for Interstate 57

  BENTON, Ill. (WJPF) — Another round of construction has been announced for Interstate 57. A $67.6 million project starting next month will expand nine miles of I-57 to six lanes from north of Illinois 149 to

Preliminary hearing for 3 charged in duck boat accident

GALENA, Mo. (AP) — Three men charged after a tourist boat sank in Missouri during a 2018 storm, killing 17 people, were in court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing to determine if the criminal case against them will

Carbondale home damaged by gunfire

  CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — A home was damaged by gunfire in Tuesday Carbondale. Police were called to the 600 block of North Robert A Stalls Avenue at about 6:35 p.m. No injuries were reported. Witnesses say

One arrested after Carbondale shooting

  CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — One person was arrested after a shooting Wedneday in Carbondale. It happened at about 10:45 a.m. in the 500 block of West College Street. Carbondale Police say Julius Kitt, 22, of Carbondale,