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Newsradio WJPF interview with Mike Bost | February 16, 2022

February 16, 2022 @ 9:45 am

Congressman Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) joins The Morning Newswatch....

Newsradio WJPF interview with Mike Bost | Feb...

WJPF Morning Newswatch

Term lengths set for state senate districts

February 16, 2022 @ 9:12 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) – A drawing was held Tuesday in Springfield to determine for the next ten years the term length of state...

COVID-19 numbers on the decline in Jackson County

February 16, 2022 @ 9:06 am

MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WJPF) – The Jackson County Health Department is reporting two COVID-19 deaths from the past week. One a female in her...

Committee blocks Pritzker's emergency mask rule for schools

February 16, 2022 @ 8:57 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — The governor’s latest school mask mandate rule was blocked by the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR). The bipartisan...

Billionaire Ken Griffin donates $20M to Richard Irvin campaign

February 15, 2022 @ 9:18 am

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Billionaire Ken Griffin made his support for a Republican governor official on Monday, contributing $20 million to Aurora Mayor...

Carbondale home damaged by gunfire

February 15, 2022 @ 9:11 am

CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – Police in Carbondale are investigating an incident of shots fired. It happened just before 9:30 p.m. Thursday ion the...

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Massac county man facing multiple charges after Sunday crime spree

February 15, 2022 @ 9:09 am

METROPOLIS, Ill. (WJPF) – A Massac County county man is accused of going on crime spree Sunday that involved a break-in, a bomb...

Jury convicts Chicago alderman who is part of Daley clan

February 15, 2022 @ 8:04 am

CHICAGO (AP) — A grandson and nephew of Chicago’s two longest-serving mayors was convicted Monday of tax crimes and making false statements. Patrick Daley...