Pinckneyville & Sesser-Valier-Waltonville schedule Week 2 game
The Pinckneyville Panthers found out earlier this week they would be without a Week 2 opponent when the Sparta Bulldogs canceled their varsity football schedule. The situation changed just a few days later. With the Vienna-Goreville Eagles
Tools stolen from Williamson Co. Highway Department recovered
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – Thousands of dollars worth of tools, recently stolen from the Williamson County Highway Department, have been recovered. The break-in and burglary happened August 9. Two days later, the sheriff’s office received a
Benton man arrested for arson
BENTON, Ill. (WJPF) – A Benton man has been arrested for arson. Police say Shaun Beasley, 36, intentionally set a house fire earlier this week on East Center Street. No injuries were reported.
Marion man arrested for child pornography
MARION, Ill. (WJPF) – A Marion man has been arrested on 11 counts of possession of child pornography. Marion Police, along with investigators from the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, searched 44-year-old Jacob Sloan’s home on North Magnolia
Former Saluki Sekou Dembele competing with Mali in Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament
Former Saluki men’s basketball player Sekou Dembele may be headed to the 2024 Paris Olympics. Dembele is coming off the bench for his home country Mali in the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament this year. In one game
Mt. Vernon Rams top the John A. Logan Little Egypt Football Preseason Poll
The Mt. Vernon Rams are the #1 football team headed in to the 2023 season. The Rams had a meteoric rise last season after Dan Mings returned as head coach. The Rams hit a road bump in
Vienna-Goreville canceling their varsity football schedule
The second domino fell for the upcoming high school football season on Wednesday. Vienna-Goreville announced that they are canceling their 2023 varsity football season due to low numbers in the program. In a press release put out
Fundraiser for Rep. George Santos is indicted for allegedly impersonating top House aide
A campaign fundraiser who worked with Rep. George Santos has been indicted on four counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, after he allegedly impersonated a top aide to a member of the
President Biden and First Lady to visit Maui after wildfires
According to a statement released by the White House on Wednesday, President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Maui on Monday, August 21 after devastating wildfires on the Hawaiian island killed more than 100
Bruce Springsteen postpones Philadelphia concerts with E Street Band due to illness
Bruce Springsteen was forced to postpone his Wednesday and Friday concerts with The E Street Band at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia due to illness. Springsteen’s account on X (previously known as Twitter) shared the following statement: