State senator indicted in red-light camera scandal
CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois state senator was indicted Tuesday on federal charges that he sought a bribe to oppose legislation that would have required a statewide evaluation of red-light camera systems. Sen. Emil Jones III, the
Marion man arrested for firing a gun during an argument
Marion, Ill. (WJPF) – A Marion man has been arrested after he fired a gun during an argument. Just after 12:00 a.m. Sunday, Marion Police say they were called to a parking lot in the 100
Jackson County woman arrested for shooting neighbor in the leg
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WJPF) – A Jackson County woman is behind bars on charges that she shot her neighbor. At about 4:50 p.m. Sunday, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says Sandra Walker, 50, shot her neighbor, Caleb
Benton Save-A-Lot asks community to return missing shopping carts
BENTON, Ill. (WJPF) – The Benton Save-A-Lot wants its shopping carts back. In a post on social media, the store says a number of their shopping carts disappeared over the summer and they’ll have to wait
Prosecutors: Inmate confessed to killing 4 women in 1990
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A convicted murderer serving a life sentence for killing a man in 1995 has confessed to strangling four women five years earlier, St. Louis-area prosecutors announced Monday. Gary Muehlberg, a 73-year-old inmate
Kentucky school shooter seeks parole in high-stakes hearing
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man who killed three students and wounded five more in a school shooting 25 years ago will go before the state parole board on Tuesday in a high-stakes hearing that could see him
Illinois grappling with nurse shortage which officials say will get worse
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — A shortage of nurses has been developing in Illinois for many years and officials say things could get worse. The COVID-19 pandemic caused many nurses to retire or leave the profession, but