State Senator Fowler tests positive for COVID-19
HARRISBURG, Ill. (WJPF) — Illinois State Senator Dale Fowler has tested positive for COVID-19. Fowler, who represents Illinois’ 59th Senate District, announced the positive test Tuesday, adding that he had mild symptoms. Senator Fowler says
Store employees stop parking lot theft, detain suspect
BLUFORD, Ill. (WJPF) – A man, trying to break into a car parked at a Jefferson County Dollar General, was instead detained by store employees until the police arrived. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says last
Illinois, New York City, three other states settle with Postal Service over cigarettes
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City and four states that had filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service announced a settlement Monday in which the agency agreed it would destroy packages of cigarettes sent
Illinois small businesses continue to struggle with rent payments, survey says
By ANDREW HENSEL for the Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — A new survey shows that many small businesses continue to struggle to pay their rent on time, and the numbers are even worse for
More rain, more bodies in flooded Kentucky mountain towns
By REBECCA REYNOLDS for the Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Another round of rainstorms hit flooded Kentucky mountain communities Monday as more bodies emerged from the sodden landscape, and the governor warned that high winds