Mayfield candle factory lays off hundreds of employees January 17, 2022 6:55 am|MAYFIELD, Ky. (WJPF) – The owners of Mayfield Consumer Products, the candle factory where eight workers were killed…
Two killed in Mt. Vernon house fire January 17, 2022 6:53 am| JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – Two people are dead after a Mt. Vernon house fire. When fire…
Illinois getting $1.4B from feds to fix, upgrade bridges January 15, 2022 9:18 am|Illinois will receive $1.4 billion to help upgrade its deteriorating bridges under the federal infrastructure law approved in…
Chicago man arrested in Carbondale after incident on Amtrak train January 14, 2022 11:03 am|CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – A Chicago man was arrested in Carbondale on assault and weapons charges after he…
As killings rise in many cities, St. Louis sees big decline January 14, 2022 8:30 am|ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — In a year when many U.S. cities saw a substantial increase in killings,…
Appeals court: Illinois counties must end ICE contracts January 14, 2022 8:01 am| CHICAGO (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled two counties that hold immigrant detainees at local…
Illinois Secretary of State offices closing for another week January 14, 2022 7:56 am| SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — All Illinois Secretary of State departments will not conduct in-person transactions including driver…
Bank of Carbondale merging with First Southern Bank January 13, 2022 8:27 am| CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – The Bank of Carbondale will soon be merging with First Southern Bank. The…
Strike teams aid COVID-19 battle, Pritzker preaches vaccine January 13, 2022 7:17 am| SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Mobile strike teams of medical professionals are being dispatched to parts of Illinois…
Herrin man arrested for assaulting grandmother January 12, 2022 11:00 am| HERRIN, Ill. (WJPF) – A Herrin man has been arrested on charges he assaulted his elderly grandmother.…