Benton bar destroyed in fire

A rural Benton business was destroyed by fire Monday. Heavy flames and smoke were seen coming out of Hey Carl’s bar around mid-afternoon. The entire structure had major fire, smoke and water damage. The building is located

Wanted man faces drug charges

A man with multiple outstanding arrest warrants was taken into custody on Saturday after deputies with the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office found him driving with drugs in his vehicle. Deputies saw the man, identified as Keith Horton,

Burglary suspect taken into custody

A McLeansboro man is in custody after escaping authorities for several days. 27-year-old Keith Redmon Jr. was wanted out of Franklin County after he was named as a suspect in a burglary last week in Thompsonville. A

Highland Park remembers a year later

Highland Park, Ill. (AP) — The Fourth of July holiday takes on a different meaning for the Highland Park community this year. One year after a shooter took seven lives at the city’s annual parade, community members