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Herrin Doughboy vandalized

January 17, 2023 @ 9:05 am

HERRIN, Ill. (WJPF) – Herrin’s Doughboy Statue has once again been vandalized. This time, vandals dumped paint on the concrete base of the statue...

Southern Illinois legislator hosting combined town hall meeting

January 17, 2023 @ 7:15 am

MARION, Ill. (WJPF) – All of southern Illinois’s delegation in Springfield will hold a combined town hall style meeting in Marion Tuesday night. It’s...

Herrin man charged with Aggravated Domestic Battery and Unlawful Restraint

January 14, 2023 @ 8:18 am

A Herrin man has been arrested for an armed disturbance. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report in Colp just after 3:30pm...

Illinois' abortion provider protection bill signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker

January 14, 2023 @ 8:12 am

After much debate from state lawmakers throughout lame-duck session, a measure that aims to increase access to abortion and gender reassignment procedures in Illinois...

Detour on I 57 - Sunday, Jan. 15th beginning at 7pm - Monday, Jan. 16th at 7am

January 13, 2023 @ 8:26 am

Drivers on Interstate 57 will be seeing a detour this weekend as the Illinois Department of Transportation will close a portion of the highway...

49 more children die in Illinois DCFS care last year than year before

January 13, 2023 @ 8:18 am

A new report by an inspector general for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services shows 171 children died while in contact with...

Road closure on IL 154 in Perry County - Monday January 16th

January 12, 2023 @ 7:54 am

The Illinois Department of Transportation is alerting motorists of an upcoming road closure on Illinois 154 just east of the square in Pinckneyville. Beginning...

Pritzker to police on gun ban enforcement: ‘They will do their job or won’t ...

January 12, 2023 @ 7:50 am

With a new ban on certain guns now in place in Illinois, some have said they won’t comply. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has a message...

Five arrested in drive-by shootings incidents

January 11, 2023 @ 6:30 am

Five people have been arrested in connection with a series of drive-by shootings in multiple counties. According to a news release from the Williamson...

Pritzker signs gun legislation

January 11, 2023 @ 6:26 am

The sale of certain semi-automatic guns and magazines is now prohibited in Illinois with a law Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Tuesday night. Gun-rights groups...