Category Archives: Local News

A Bluford man is dead following a train vs. vehicle crash on Friday in Jefferson County. Jefferson County Coroner Roger Hayse identified the victim as 40 year old Robert Duncan. Reports said calls wer...

The latest forecast from the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky says a return to more normal temperatures is expected next week, with chances for more rain in the forecast. Some areas could...

Reports out of White County say three people were served federal arrest warrants from the Carmi Police Department, along with the White County Sheriff's authorities and the Norris City Police Departme...

  45 year old Paul Spade of Mt. Carmel was taken into custody Thursday afternoon and faces charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. Repor...

Wayne County Crimestoppers is offering a reward for the person or persons who removed batteries from a semi owned by Keith Dike. The truck was parked in the bottoms by the Wabash River. Anyone with in...

The Wayne County Sheriff's Department, working jointly with the Wayne County Probation, conducted a coordinated enforcement sweep Thursday evening targeting drug activity throughout the county. The op...

Several cases were heard Thursday in Wayne County Circuit Court before Judge Matt Vaughn. 45-year-old Sean Dawkins of Clay City pled guilty to Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was sentenc...

The Wayne County Board met Thursday night in the upstairs courtroom for its November meeting, with 13 members present. During public comment, Amy Hart of WADI highlighted Southern Illinois workforce p...

A White County jail correctional officer has been suspended without pay following an alleged incident of sexual misconduct involving an inmate. Sheriff Jordan Weiss has not identified the officer or t...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report on last month's helicopter crash near Ekalaka, Montana, which claimed the lives of four members of Illinois GOP gubern...