CARTERVILLE – A two-car injury accident happened around 10:45 Saturday morning on Route 13 at Greenbriar Road in Carterville. Illinois State Police say 34-year-old Robert Farmer of Johnston City was driving his pickup truck east on Route 13 at the intersection of Route 13 and Greenbriar Road as 33-year-old Brianna Howell of Carterville was driving
BUCKNER – A Buckner man is facing tentative charges related to a home invasion early Friday morning. Franklin County Sheriff Don Jones says deputies responded to a 911 call around 6:20 a.m. reporting that 48-year-old Christopher H. Shurtz had forced his way inside a home in Buckner and attacked a man with a claw hammer.
BENTON – Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies made two arrests Thursday in a residential burglary and felony theft that was reported Wednesday in rural West Frankfort. Sheriff Don Jones says 22-year-old Zachary A. Sneed and 59-year-old Linda F. Dobbins, both of Zeigler, are charged with residential theft and burglary. Jones says the pair had been arrested
CARMI – Two of the three inmates who broke out of the White County Jail in Carmi early Saturday morning are still on the run. Corrections officials say they are still looking for 24-year-old Zachery J. Shock, who is awaiting trial for murder in Hamilton County, and 61-year-old Johnny E. Tipton, who is charged with
INA – Rend Lake College Criminal Justice students have a new option for transferring after graduation, thanks to the approval of a new articulation agreement with Southern Illinois University Carbondale during Tuesday night’s Board of Trustees meeting. RLC students who complete the Associate of Arts degree in Criminal Justice will be able to transfer seamlessly
WEST CITY – The West City Village Board will hold a special meeting Tuesday night at 6 to discuss the First Responders program the board ended earlier this month. The First Responders program, which recently began, allowed local firefighters to respond to medical emergencies and provide first aid for people within West City. Several residents
ANNA – Three semis were involved in a crash that killed one semi driver around 2:20 Thursday afternoon on I-57 in Union County. According to Illinois State Police, a semi, driven by 60-year-old Lester C. Barr, was going north on I-57 at milepost 33 as another semi, driven by 67-year-old Philip R. Lawrence, was trying
BENTON – Franklin County Sheriff Don Jones is warning residents about a phone scam. Jones says a county resident got a phone call Thursday morning from a man identifying himself as a member of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. The man told the resident that she had an arrest warrant in Franklin County for Contempt
