Two Marion residents arrested in Carbondale on weapons charges

  CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – Two Marion residents were arrested Friday in Carbondale on weapons charges. Just after 2:00 a.m., Carbondale Police say their officers were in the 100 block of North Washington Street, near the Town

Missouri man charged with purposefully causing I-24 crash

  PADUCAH, Ky. (WJPF) – A Missouri man has been charged with intentionally causing a deadly crash last month on Interstate 24 near Paducah. Jared King, 44, faces charges of murder, first-degree wanton endangerment, criminal mischief, driving

More assistance awarded for western Kentucky tornado relief

  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Additional assistance has been announced for western Kentucky to help with recovery from the December tornadoes. More than $6.1 million from the West Kentucky State Aid Funding for Emergencies fund will go

Missing woman reported in Carbondale

  CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – The Carbondale Police Department is asking the community for help finding a missing woman. Ashley Curtis, 39, was last seen Sunday in the 400 block of East College Street. Curtis is described

Arrest made in connection to Carbondale fight, shooting

  CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – An arrest has been made in connection to a fight and shooting that happened last week in Carbondale. Cody Dempsey, 28, was arrested Wednesday on charges of attempted first degree murder and

Audit: Urgent response lacking in outbreak at veterans home

  By JOHN O’CONNOR for the Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Sluggishness, poor compliance with existing rules and little help from state public health officials crippled the response by Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration to a November