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A side-by-side vehicle overturned into a creek bed on wooded trails outside Ava early Thursday, killing two Murphysboro residents and leaving a third person hospitalized in serious but stable condition. Jackson County deputies and emergency crews were called around 12:17 a.m. to the crash site near Tiger Road. Authorities identified...
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. — A Jackson County man faces first degree murder charges after allegedly striking his mother with a hammer. At 3:17 p.m. Thursday, James L. Harris, 39, entered the lobby of the Carbondale Police Department and told dispatch he had just killed his mother, Linda C. Ambrose, at their shared residence at Tan Tara Estates on New Era Road.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (Heartland News) - A man is accused shooting a Cape Girardeau house in broad daylight. Jaqualyn McGhee, 19, of Cape Girardeau, charged with several felonies, including two counts of armed criminal action, discharging a firearm at or from a motor vehicle at a home, and property damage.
AVA, Ill., (KBSI) — A 70-year-old man died following a single-vehicle crash Wednesday evening in rural Jackson County. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened around 6:21 p.m. Nov. 4 on Illinois Route 151, approximately four-tenths of a mile south of Bluegrass Lane near Ava.
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, Mo. (Heartland News) - A driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Cape Girardeau County on Wednesday afternoon, November 4. The crash happened around 1:15 p.m. on Route OO, approximately 3 miles south of Burfordville. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 20-year-old Savannah, Georgia,...
A train robbery happens on purpose here, and the passengers actually buy tickets for it. Yep, outlaws climb aboard, and nobody calls the sheriff. The cars rolling down these tracks were built in 1926. That’s nearly a century of riders sitting on the same rails you can ride today in Missouri.
JACKSON, Mo., (KBSI) — The city of Jackson will honor military veterans with a Veterans Day parade Wednesday, Nov. 11. According to the Jackson Police Department, the parade will begin at 4 p.m. and travel through uptown Jackson. The parade will start at the Frozen Food Locker on South...
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., (KBSI) — Old Town Cape Inc. is preparing for the holiday season with several events planned in downtown Cape Girardeau, including a Christmas tree lighting, Small Business Saturday and the 34th annual Parade of Lights. The holiday festivities will begin Friday, Nov. 27, with the downtown...
The City of Cape Girardeau boasts plenty of fun activities, a lively downtown and multiple subdivisions, but all of that traffic can cause more stress on the roadways. While it might cause more delays and longer travel times, the City of Cape Girardeau is planning more construction projects and improvements to the roads around town.
JACKSON COUNTY, Ill. (Heartland News) - A Jackson County, Illinois school earned a major achievement this year. Giant City School received an exemplary designation by the Illinois State Board of Education, the highest ranking under its guidelines. In order to receive it, the school had to reach certain levels of...
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a Freeze Warning for portions of Southern Illinois beginning Friday night, as the coldest temperatures of the fall season move into the region. The Freeze Warning will be in effect from 11 p.m. Friday until 8 a.m. Saturday, with temperatures expected to...
Both offenses scored in bunches on Friday, Nov. 6, at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The game saw a total of 193 points scored. Saluki guard Jalen Haynes scored in bulk and finished with 32 points, including 11 made free throws. After opening the season with a victory...
St. Louis, Columbia, Belleville and southern Illinois face crop and plumbing risks.
