Marion Federal Prison guard arrested for soliciting a minor
MARION, Ill. (WJPF) – A guard at the Marion Federal Prison has been arrested on charges he arranged to have sexual relations with a person he though was an underage girl. Christopher Emery, 48, was charged
New courthouse to be dedicated Friday in Benton
BENTON, Ill. (WJPF) – For the first time in nearly 150 years, a new courthouse will be dedicated Friday in Franklin County. A dedication ceremony is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. and run until 1:00
Crash kills 2 SIU students, Missouri woman
UNION COUNTY, Ill. (AP) — Two Southern Illinois University-Carbondale graduate students and a Missouri woman died Thursday after their vehicles collided on a highway, police said. The crash that occurred about 4:15 a.m. on Illinois Route