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Benton’s New Fire Truck to Arrive Later This Month

BENTON – Benton’s new fire truck is set to arrive around Aug. 30. That was announced during Monday’s night Benton City Council meeting. The truck was approved about a year ago and is coming from Smeal Fire Apparatus out of Omaha, NE. This new truck will replace the current ladder truck that is 30 years

Benton Police Report for Aug. 11-12

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BENTON – A Benton woman is facing a retail theft charge after Benton Police officers were sent to 1642 N. Main St. in reference to a retail theft Saturday. Police say 30-year-old Danielle M. McCain was arrested, charged and taken to the Franklin County Jail. Also on Saturday, a Briadwood, Illinois man was arrested for

JFPD, MVFD Hazmat Respond to Fuel Leak on Interstate 64

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MT. VERNON – The Jefferson Fire Protection District and Mt. Vernon Fire Department Hazmat Team responded to an incident on Interstate 64 in Jefferson County just before midnight Monday evening. A fuel leak from a semi was reported near the eastbound rest area around milepost 85. Both crews were able to clean up the scene

Man Wanted in Stolen Credit Card Investigation in Carbondale

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CARBONDALE – Carbondale Police need your help in identifying a suspect who allegedly bought three gift cards using three stolen credit cards at the Carbondale Walmart on Aug. 1. Anyone with information should contact Carbondale Police.

Arkansas Man Charged Following Criminal Trespassing Investigation in Carbondale

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CARBONDALE – An Arkansas man is facing charges in connection to a report of criminal trespass to property that happened at an apartment in the 900 block of East Park Street Friday morning. Carbondale Police say officers went to the address around 5:10 a.m. where the suspect, 21-year-old Jordan Kelderman of Lewisville, claimed to be

West Frankfort to Host ‘Fix the Formula’ Town Hall Meeting

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WEST FRANKFORT – As part of a state-wide effort by the “Fix the Formula” campaign for school funding reform, a Town Hall Meeting on School Funding will be held tonight from 6 to 8 in the Central Junior High School cafeteria in West Frankfort. The school is located at 1500 E. 9th St. According to

Identities Released, Autopsy Set for Murphysboro Couple Found Dead in Home

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MURPHYSBORO – An autopsy is planned for today on the two people found dead inside a rural Murphysboro home Monday. The Jackson County Coroner’s Office says 65-year-old Burl E. Ritcheson and 66-year-old Brenda K. Ritcheson, both of Murphysboro, were found dead in their home just after midnight. The case is being investigated as a suspicious

West Frankfort Man Killed in Monday Morning Crash in Franklin County

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THOMPSONVILLE – A West Frankfort man was killed in a one-vehicle crash on North Thompsonville Road just south of Knob Prairie Road in Franklin County around 9:20 Monday morning. Franklin County Sheriff Don Jones says 19-year-old Trebr Lenich was driving his SUV south on North Thompsonville Road when it traveled off the roadway on the

Semi Crashes on SB I-57 in West Frankfort

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WEST FRANKFORT – There was a semi crash on southbound I-57 just south of the West Frankfort exit early Tuesday morning. Illinois State Police have not released any information at this time, but from what WQRL/WISH/WMCL News Director Barry Wright saw this morning on the way in to work, the semi and trailer it was

Pawar Selects Cairo Mayor as Running Mate in Governor’s Race

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CHICAGO (AP) — Democratic candidate for Illinois governor Ameya Pawar has selected Cairo Mayor Tyrone Coleman as his 2018 running mate. Pawar, who is a Chicago alderman, says in a statement Tuesday that Coleman “embodies the struggle that every Illinois family and town is experiencing.” Coleman spent 10 years in the U.S. Marine Corps. He founded Faith