Southern Illinois News

CARBONDALE – Carbondale Police say they have recovered two missing teens. According to police, 17-year-old Samantha E. Pettit of Carbondale was found in good health and returned home Tuesday. Pettit was last seen Sunday afternoon in the 200 block of South Friedline Drive in Carbondale. Fourteen-year-old Kashaad D. Johnson was …

MARION – Marion Police Tuesday conducted an initiative with a focus on violent crimes and areas in which “shots fired” have been reported. According to a Marion Police press release, the initiative was comprised of detectives and officers from the Narcotics Unit, Investigations, Patrol and Canine Divisions. During the detail …

MARION – The following information was released by the Marion Police Department on Wednesday, October 7, 2021. Dave Reed, Sr., 61, of Marion has been arrested for Unlawful Possession of Adult Cannabis, Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon in the area of Whitman Street and East DeYoung Street on October …

BENTON – The operators of a Southern Illinois coal mine reportedly defied orders and dumped toxic foam deep underground as part of an unsuccessful attempt to extinguish a fire that had stalled production in September. The foam will stay in the environment forever, scientists said. An attorney for St. Louis-based …

MARION – Jayne and John Simmons, the long-time owners of the Southern Illinois Miners baseball team, announced Wednesday that they are retiring from Frontier League baseball ownership. The 2021 season was the last season the team will be playing in Marion, Illinois for the Frontier League. “This is a bittersweet …

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS – Click on the links below to see the latest COVID-19 information from our local health departments.  Egyptian Health Department Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Department Hamilton County Health Department Jackson County Health Department Jefferson County Health Department Perry County Health Department Southern Seven Health Department Illinois Department of Public …

CARBONDALE, Ill. – An hour-long documentary that retraces the battle over commercial logging within the Shawnee National Forest more than three decades ago and raises concerns over present public land use will premiere at Southern Illinois University Carbondale this month. “Shawnee Showdown: Keep the Forest Standing” by Cade Bursell, a …