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DU QUOIN, Ill. (KFVS) - It’s a weekend of hot rods and cool rides in Du Quoin. The Continental Tire Street Machine Nationals is back at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds with dozens of vehicles lined up for enthusiasts to enjoy. The event continues Saturday, June 25 at 9...

(KBSI) – Two Carbondale residents face child endangerment charges after a 3-year-old girl died. Isaac Hill, 45 and Katrina S. Simelton, 41, each face a charges of child endangerment (Class 3 Felony). The child was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead. Illinois State Police notified...

DU QUOIN, Ill. (KFVS) - Thousands of people are taking part and enjoying their love of cars this weekend in Du Quoin, IL. People are lined up to see roughly 1,500 unique vehicles as part of the Continental Tire Street Machine Nationals. We talked with people attending the event who...

Illinois State Police and DCFS were involved in the investigation.

DU QUOIN, Ill. (KFVS) - Illinois State Police (ISP) arrested a couple following an investigation by the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 7 agents into the death of a 3-year-old girl. According to ISP, 45-year-old Isaac Hill and 41-year-old Katrina Simelton, both from Carbondale, were arrested and charged with...

Two Carbondale residents have been arrested in connection with the death of a three-year-old female. Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 7 agents say 45-year-old Iassc Hill and 41-year-old Katrina Simelton were arrested on Class Three Felony charges of child endangerment. The three-year-old was pronounced deceased after being...

CARBONDALE, IL-- A pride march to show visibility to the Carbondale community-- that's how Grand Marshal Julie Socorro explained Saturday's event. Members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community gather with flags and signs to celebrate Pride Month. "Love is love. We are all human, and we all deserve to be...

CARBONDALE, IL — Police say that Ashanti and Basheer Tucker were last seen in the 1900 block of Old West Main St. in Carbondale around 1:19 a.m. on June 24. 14-year-old Ashanti is described as 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighing about 130 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. 13-year-old Basheer is described as 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighing about 180 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.

The University of Florida Police Department confirmed a man who was wanted for recording video of female students in their dorm bathrooms has been arrested. Deontre Mason, 25, was arrested in Marion, Illinois, on nine charges of video voyeurism brought by UFPD and extradited back to Gainesville on Tuesday. According...

CARBONDALE - Illinois State Police have arrested two parents of a three year old girl pronounced deceased this week in Carbondale. According to police, 45-year-old Isaac Hill and 41-year-old Katrina S. Simelton, both from Carbondale, are facing charges of Child Endangerment (Class 3 Felony). On June 22, 2022, the Carbondale...

Thousands of people are taking part and enjoying their love of cars this weekend in Du Quoin, Ill. Missouri State Rep. David Gregory explains the new abortion law in Mo. Southeast Mo. State Board of Governors approves $146.3M FY23 budget. Updated: 21 hours ago. |. The board approved a $146.3...

CARBONDALE — AnnRae Hochheimer took to the streets Friday to protest the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, the case that upheld a Constitutional right to abortion for nearly 50 years. She stood alone at the corner of Illinois Avenue and Main Street in Carbondale with...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – Two Carbondale residents have been arrested for the death of a toddler. Illinois State Police say Isaac Hill, 45, and Katrina Simelton, 43, both face a felony charge of child endangerment. On Wednesday, ISP says a three-year-old girl was taken to an area hospital where...

Two Republicans are running as the party’s candidate for state representative in the 117th District of Illinois House of Representatives. They are Ron Ellis of Marion and State Rep. Patrick Windhorst of Metropolis. Ellis is a certified public accountant of 36 years, an accountant four years before being certified,...

Carbondale celebrates Pride Month with a march through the city. A pride march to show visibility to the Carbondale community-- that's how Grand Marshal Julie Socorro explained Saturday's event. Members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community gather with flags and signs to celebrate Pride Month.

Carolyn Gaddis, a 6th grade English language arts teacher at Anna Junior High School in Anna Community School District No. 37, has received a $1,000 grant through Western Governors University’s, WGU, “Fund My Classroom” initiative. The funds will be used to purchase materials to create an outdoor...

INA (RLC Media) - Rend Lake College has been awarded a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) to construct a new manufacturing academy. This project is funded under EDA’s American Rescue Plan Economic Adjustment Assistance program. Grant awards under this program help hundreds...