Herrin man arrested on drug charges following traffic stop
Diego Nevith WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. (WJPF) – A Herrin man has been arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop in Franklin County. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office says Diego Nevith, 49, was pulled over around 1:30
Suicidal person talked down from Carbondale rooftop
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – Carbondale Police say their officers succussfully talked a suicidal person down from a roof top ledge. Police were called to the 200 block of West Main Street around 3:00 a.m. Monday. They say
Millstone Bluff area reopens after wildfire
POPE COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – Parts of the Shawnee National Forest that were scorched by a wildfire are now open to the public again. The Forest Service says fire crews put containment lines in, mopped up the
Bills in state Senate would further regulate battery storage and disposal
State Sen. Dave Koehler, D-Peoria, is pictured on the floor of the Illinois Senate last year. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki) COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois clongcor@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — Two bills that would regulate battery
6 presumed dead after Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
Six construction workers are presumed dead after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday when a support column was hit by a large container ship that had lost power. Search and rescue operations were
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. names attorney Nicole Shanahan as vice presidential running mate
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that Nicole Shanahan, a donor and California-based attorney and entrepreneur in the San Francisco Bay Area, will be joining his campaign as his vice presidential selection. Kennedy made
Five Finger Death Punch to launch 2024 US headlining tour this summer
Five Finger Death Punch will be hitting the road for their headlining US tour this summer/fall, with support from Marilyn Manson and Slaughter To Prevail. Manson’s return to the stage will mark his first live shows since
The Pretenders to embark on 2024 US headlining tour
The Pretenders will embark on headlining tour this summer, kicking-off July 13th at Red Bank, NJ’s historic Count Basie Center for the Arts and running through mid-August. Also this summer, the legendary band will be special guests