Herrin, IL

CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — Two Carbondale night spots could likely soon be up for sale. In a post to social media, Greg Knoob, owner of Stix and Levels, says he’s selling both businesses. Knoob says the decision to sell is in response to a fight with the city council. Knoob...

MARION -- A small group of protesters were outside the Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home in Marion for much of Tuesday, saying they want the public to know a convicted sex offender was employed at the funeral home. Handing out a printed packet from an organization called projectfamilies.org, members of the group...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly crash that involved six people in Mulkeytown early Friday morning, July 30. The crash happened at 3:35 a.m. at the intersection of Route 184 and Route 14. According to the sheriff’s office said 18-year-old Michael McClanahan...

A 48-year-old Dowell, Illinois man has been sentenced to three years in prison for failure to register as a sex offender with a prior failure to register conviction. Howard Mays admitted to not completing the yearly registration process as required. When he gets out of prison, he’ll have to serve one year of parole.

FREEMAN SPUR, Ill. (WJPF) — A Williamson County man has been arrested for severely beating his child. Joseph Myers, 23, is charged with Aggravated Battery of a Child. Illinois State Police say their investigation started Monday after they were notified by the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office and DCFS that a one-month-old child had received serious injuries at a home in Freeman Spur. The child was later taken to a regional hospital with life-threatening injuries.

CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - The four-year effort to bring a dog park to Carbondale could get a huge financial boost. The group behind the project is in the running for a $25,000 grant. “There is no place where they can let their dogs run safely off leash,” said Jane Adams.

MARION - Southern Illinois has won their second Colt World Series title after defeating Brownsville, Texas 7-1. The Marion, Illinois team scored three runs in the first four innings, followed by an RBI double by Owen Cornett that drove in two in the bottom of the fourth. In the top...

Salem swordfish concluded their season Saturday in Herrin at the Southern Illinois Swim League championship meet. They finished 2nd place behind the Marion Marlins. High point winners were Clara Crompton, Lewis Eddy, Charlotte Johnson, Addy Douglas, Jared Crompton, Micah Montgomery, Caroline Foltz, Makoa Montgomery, Meesha Montgomery, Alek Bandy and Haddon Lybarger. They were coached this year by Kaitlin Mayer and Haddon Lybarger.

Marshall Ray Davis Sr., 65, of Du Quoin, passed away at 10:59 a.m. on Friday, July 30, 2021 at the St. Mary Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Marshall worked in maintenance at Walmart. He was of the Lutheran faith. Marshall enjoyed spending time with his grandkids. He also enjoyed fishing, Cardinal baseball, old westerns and NASCAR.

CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - One Southern Illinois University professor is studying ways to improve policing. Dr. Tammy Kochel, teaches criminal justice at Southern Illinois University. She has been teaching her students real world experiences in the classroom to help them learn more about policing in communities. “We did a crime...

The new site manager at the Okawville Senior Center is ready to welcome back diners. Cherî Collins of Pinckneyville joined the senior center July 9, just in time to help when the dining room opens back up next Friday. Though she is still learning the ropes in her new position,...

An outpatient surgery center in Illinois is suing to block Carbondale, Ill.-based Southern Illinois Hospital Services from acquiring Harrisburg (Ill.) Medical Center. In June, Southern Illinois Hospital Services announced its intent to buy Harrisburg Medical Center. If the two organizations close the deal, it would create a four-hospital system serving a 16-county region. Harrisburg Medical Center would join Southern Illinois Healthcare's three hospitals: Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Herrin (Ill.) Hospital, and St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro, Ill.

DU QUOIN, Ill. (KFVS) - Discounted and unlimited ride wristbands are available for the Du Quoin State Fair. The fair partnered with Casey’s General Store to offer single day, unlimited ride wristbands for $20 at some locations. Tickets are available now at the following stores:. 917 South Maple St. in...

MADISON COUNTY — A Brooklyn, Illinois, police officer with Southern Illinois ties was fatally injured early Wednesday on the McKinley Bridge while trying to stop a car fleeing from a nightclub in the Metro East. The officer who died was identified by his family as Brian Pierce Jr., 24, who...

An uptick in concern over the Delta variant of COVID-19 is resonating across southern Illinois, as more cases are discovered both here and in Missouri, just right across the Mississippi River. This week, the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County reinstated mask mandates, as officials there try to...

The first time Marla and Dan Uhles heard about the Run For The Fallen was the year it began -- 2009, five years after their son, Marine Lance Cpl. Drew Uhles was killed in Iraq. But they had a prior commitment for that Saturday in August, and the Du Quoin...