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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 …

MARION – Marion Police say they’re looking for a person of interest allegedly involved in a shooting over the weekend that injured one person. Police were called out to a report of shots fired in the 800 block of Jodi Lane Saturday. When officers arrived, they found that a 29-year-old …

CHARLESTON, MO – The Charleston, MO Department of Public Safety says charges have been filed against two Johnson County men in a stolen vehicle investigation that turned into a police pursuit and officer-involved shooting that ended in Johnson County, IL. Thursday.   According to a Facebook post from Charleston DPS …

GALLATIN COUNTY – An Elizabethtown man was killed in a Friday night crash in Gallatin County. According to Illinois State Police, 61-year-old Joseph Kopman was driving his car north on Forest Road just south of Kedron Road when for unknown reasons he left the roadway to the right striking a …

SPRINGFIELD – State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) voted no on the latest attempt by Illinois Democrats to hand more executive authority to Governor JB Pritzker as he continues to issue mask, testing, and vaccine mandates for various sectors of the Illinois economy. “The Governor’s desire for endless power to manage …

SPRINGFIELD – State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) expressed disappointment after the Illinois House of Representatives passed two controversial changes late Wednesday night. The Illinois House first approved a change to Illinois’ Healthcare Right of Conscience Act. Severin says the change allows Governor JB Pritzker a bit more leeway in pending lawsuits …

MT. VERNON – Illinois State Police has confirmed the identity of the inmate who was shot Tuesday in the Jefferson County Courthouse sally port during an alleged attempted escape. Frederick Goss was in custody, but in street clothes for the selection of a jury that had been sworn and released …