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Marion man facing multiple charges after disturbance at KFC

MARION, Ill. (WJPF) – A man is facing multiple charges after disturbance at KFC in Marion. Marion police responded to the call on May 16 where they located 39 year old Julian McMillen pacing...

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Illinois State Police investigate death of 16 year old in Sa...

SALINE COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – Illinois State Police are investigating the death of a 16 year old in Saline County. Saline County deputies originally responded to the scene at a home on Raleigh Chapel...

LANES TO REOPEN FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

The Illinois Department of Transportation says lanes that have been closed for construction will reopen where possible for Memorial Day weekend. IDOT says non-emergency closures will be suspended from 3 p.m. today to 11:59...

One southern Illinois man dead and another arrested after sh...

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WJPF) – A southern Illinois man is dead after a shooting in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Officers were called to the parking lot of Dolly Parton’s Stampede for reports of a gunshot...

Marion Police Arrest Suspect in String of Copper Thefts

Marion Police have arrested a man in connection with a string of burglaries. Forty-nine-year-old Lincoln Alsip of Creal Springs was taken into custody March 20th after an investigation into thefts targeting businesses and construction...

Two Men Charged After Fires Destroy Creal Springs Home

Two men are facing felony arson charges after two fires destroyed a home in Creal Springs. Crews were first called Sunday morning to a fire on a deck in the 400 block of West...

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Scoreboard–Friday, May 22

Baseball: High School National Trail Dieterich 6, South Central 2 North Clay/Clay City 22, Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick 0 Non-Conference Altamont 2, Edwards Co. 0...

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Salem’s Russell and Graham reel in sectional championship

Video Playback Not Supported… <iframe class=’wpb_videoplayer video-single-player-iframe’ allowfullscreen scrolling=’no’ width=’600′ height=’330′ frameborder=’0′ src=’https://www.riverradiosportscentral.com/wp-content/plugins/wpb-video/wpb-video-embed/wpb-video-embed.php?blogid=2207&id=91679&flag_call=singleVideo&playerid=4Xxv7gU&player_slug=169-highlights-and-top-story-dfp&chkFlagFrom=meta_insert_video’></iframe> Darren Kinnard/River Radio Sports Central LAKE OF EGYPT — Salem junior...