Newsradio WJPF interview with Brad Cole | January 20, 2022 January 20, 2022 @ 9:13 am Illinois Municipal League Executive Director Brad Cole joins The Morning Newswatch.... Read More Newsradio WJPF interview with Brad Cole | Jan... WJPF Morning Newswatch Embed Subscribe RSS Download
Army Corps to spend $732M on Mississippi River lock upgrade January 20, 2022 @ 9:09 am ST. LOUIS (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps said it will spend $732 million to expand a lock and dam system to help barges... Read More
Jefferson County postal employee sentenced for mail theft January 20, 2022 @ 8:40 am BELLE RIVE, Ill. (WJPF) – A Belle Rive woman has been sentenced to two years probation and ordered to pay restitution to her... Read More
Illinois, Chicago omicron cases have peaked, officials say January 20, 2022 @ 8:34 am CHICAGO (AP) — The state’s top officials in the battle against COVID-19 on Wednesday reported that the vicious surge in the disease fueled by the... Read More
Carbondale elementary school goes into lockdown after violent home invasion January 19, 2022 @ 6:25 pm CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – A Carbondale elementary school was briefly placed in a precautionary lockdown Wednesday while police searched for a suspect connected... Read More
Carbondale home hit by gunfire January 19, 2022 @ 6:21 pm CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – A home on South Cedarview Street in Carbondale was damaged by gunfire Tuesday. The shots fired call was reported... Read More
Authorities hopeful new technology will help solve Jefferson County cold case January 19, 2022 @ 9:09 am INA, Ill. (WJPF) – A new effort is being made to solve a Jefferson County cold case. In January of 1993 a decapitated... Read More
Missouri car chase ends in southern Illinois January 19, 2022 @ 8:32 am EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. (WJPF) – One person is under arrest after a police chase that started in Missouri and ended in Illinois.... Read More
Survey shows why some Illinoisans won’t get vaccinated January 18, 2022 @ 8:41 am SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — As the state continues to see new coronavirus cases by the thousands, a survey reveals why some Illinoisans still won’t... Read More
Young mother, child identified as victims in Mt. Vernon house fire January 18, 2022 @ 8:34 am MT. VERNON, Ill. (WJPF) – The victims in a deadly house fire Sunday in Mt. Vernon have been identified as a young mother... Read More