ISP: Alcohol a factor in Franklin County Scott’s Law crash
Credit: Illinois State Police FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – Illinois State Police say alcohol was a factor in a Scott’s Law crash in Franklin County. The non-fatal accident happened around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 4, on Interstate
Carbondale Police investigating reported peeping Tom
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – Carbondale Police are investigating two reports of a peeping Tom. The first incident happened Thursday, June 29, in the 600 block of West College Street. The second happened on Wednesday, July 5, in
Former Saluki Coupet makes Chicago Bulls summer league team
Former Saluki basketball player Ben Coupet Jr. is competing in the NBA’s Summer League this year with the Chicago Bulls. Coupet joined the G-League affiliate of the Chicago Bulls last season, the Windy City Bulls. In 24
Mt Vernon man arrested for child pornography
Hembree MT. VERNON, Ill. (WJPF) – A Mt. Vernon man has been arrested on child pornography charges. James Hembree, 36, was arrested Monday at his home on Harris Street, five days after investigators received a cybertip through
Illinois State Museum returns sacred objects to Kenya
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) — The Illinois State Museum has returned 37 wooden memorial statues, also known as known as vigango, to the National Museums of Kenya. These statues are considered sacred cultural objects and are believed to
Illinois State Museum returns sacred objects to Kenya
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) — The Illinois State Museum has returned 37 wooden memorial statues, also known as known as vigango, to the National Museums of Kenya. These statues are considered sacred cultural objects and are believed to
IDPH launches modernized process to change gender on birth certificates
CHICAGO, Ill. (WJPF) — A new state law makes it easier for Illinoisans to change the gender listed on their birth certificate. HB0009 took effect July 1, 2023 and allows people to change the gender on their
Further testing confirms substance found in White House was cocaine
Law enforcement officials said on Wednesday that lab testing has confirmed that white, powdery substance discovered by the Secret Service at the White House on Sunday was cocaine. Questions remain, however, about how the substance got into
Ohio man gets life sentence for rape of 10-year-old girl, who traveled out of state for abortion
The Ohio man accused of raping and impregnating a 10-year-old girl – who then sought an abortion in Indiana – was sentenced to at least 25 years in prison. One year after the young girl’s out-of-state abortion
The Smashing Pumpkins debuts video for their song “Spellbinding”
The Smashing Pumpkins have debuted the music video for their latest single, “Spellbinding,” taken from their recent trilogy album ‘ATUM.’ ATUM, the sequel to 1995’s Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and 2000’s Machina/Machine of God, features