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Benton man facing Possession of a Stolen Vehicle Charge

A Benton man is in custody after purchasing a boat with a bad check. Deputies with the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office were contacted by a local business around 2:30pm on May 19. A man...

Eldorado man facing multiple felonies

CARRIER MILLS, Ill. (WJPF) – A man has been arrested for multiple felonies in Carrier Mills. On May 13, police were called to the East Walnut Street area in reference to a domestic dispute....

De Soto man charged with First-Degree Murder in domestic dis...

JACKSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – A man is now charged with murder in connection to a domestic disturbance investigation in De Soto, Marcus Moultrie was originally charged with two counts of attempted murder after...

One southern Illinois man dead and another arrested after sh...

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WJPF) – A southern Illinois man is dead after a shooting in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Officers were called to the parking lot of Dolly Parton’s Stampede for reports of a gunshot...

Marion Police Arrest Suspect in String of Copper Thefts

Marion Police have arrested a man in connection with a string of burglaries. Forty-nine-year-old Lincoln Alsip of Creal Springs was taken into custody March 20th after an investigation into thefts targeting businesses and construction...

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Two Men Charged After Fires Destroy Creal Springs Home

Two men are facing felony arson charges after two fires destroyed a home in Creal Springs. Crews were first called Sunday morning to a fire on a deck in the 400 block of West...

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Scoreboard–Tuesday, May 19

Baseball: High School Black Diamond–East Carmi-White Co. 3, Hamilton Co. 1 National Trail Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick 8, South Central 3 Dieterich 6, Neoga 1...

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Welcome to Murphysboro Red Devil Arena

Video Playback Not Supported… <iframe class=’wpb_videoplayer video-single-player-iframe’ allowfullscreen scrolling=’no’ width=’600′ height=’330′ frameborder=’0′ src=’https://www.riverradiosportscentral.com/wp-content/plugins/wpb-video/wpb-video-embed/wpb-video-embed.php?blogid=2207&id=91649&flag_call=singleVideo&playerid=4Xxv7gU&player_slug=169-highlights-and-top-story-dfp&chkFlagFrom=meta_insert_video’></iframe> MURPHYSBORO — Murphysboro High School opened its doors to the brand...

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Scoreboard–Monday, May 18

Baseball: High School National Trail Cumberland at North Clay/Clay City South Central at Dieterich PPD Non-Conference Brownstown/St. Elmo at Christ Our Rock Lutheran...