Road construction on a section of I-57 and I-64 and Illinois Route 15 in Jefferson County is set to start next week with lane reductions, weather permitting. The Illinois Department of Transportation says construction will begin at the I-57 I-64 interchange with Route 15 from Potomac Boulevard/45th Street to 44th Stree...

Reports say Harrisburg Police were called to a report of shots being fired Thursday night at a residence on North Jackson Street. Saline County Dispatch reported multiple 911 calls being received shortly after 8:30 p.m. about shots being fired near Baker Street and Jackson Street. Harrisburg police said they took a pe...

Reports out of White County say the Carmi Police Department was called Thursday night around 8 p.m. to a domestic battery complaint. A woman had called the police and said that her fiancée, identified as Steven Forrester, had choked her and hit her with a frying pan in the legs. Police indicated they saw red ma...

Area rivers continue a slow fall. Here's the latest stages this morning: the Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 24.01 feet, about seven feet above flood stage. At Clay City the river is below the 18-foot flood stage, at 14.77 feet. At Carmi the stage is 28.28 feet. Flood stage is 27 feet. The Skillet Fork...

Wayne County's unemployment rate for March came in at 3.7 percent, according to numbers from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. They report most of southern Illinois saw lower unemployment numbers in March. Clay County's rate was at 4.6 percent, while Jefferson County reported 4.3 percent. Marion County...

Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 22-year-ol Mason Thomas of Cisne early Friday morning on charges of Aggravated Domestic Battery. Thomas was booked into the Wayne County Jail where he was being held pending a court appearance.

Current Year Board: Back (L to R): Justin Williams, Lance Endsley, Steve Harrison, Matt Moore Front (L to R): Lee Milligan, LeeAnn Samford, Rob Traiteur New Board Starting 25/26 School Year: Back (L to R): Alan Gill, Lance Endsley, Josh Atwood, Matt Moore From (L to R): LeeAnn Samford, Justin Williams, Lindsey Edmison...

The Wayne City Village Trustees are set to hold a special meeting Tuesday, April 29th at 6:00 p.m. at the Village Hall, located at 102 S Main Street. The agenda includes a public hearing, action items, discussion on public comments, and a closed executive session. The meeting will begin with the Pledge of Allegiance an...

Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a one-vehicle accident Thursday around 5am on County Rd. 1650E at County Rd 300N in Barnhill Township. Deputies say a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by 18-year-old Brayton Robertson of Fairfield was traveling southbound on County Rd 1650E when Robertson lost control and ...

A serious crash late Wednesday evening on Shawneetown-New Haven Road resulted in multiple injuries and required several medical airlifts to area hospitals. The roadway is now reopened. According to Illinois State Police, the accident occurred around 9:30 p.m. at the intersection with Ridgway-New Haven Road. The crash i...

FCHS Mules Basketball 3 on 3 Tournament is set for today, beginning at 9 a.m. FCHS JV Baseball team will be at the Red Hill Round Robin tournament at 10 a.m. today. FCHS Cheerleading Tryouts set for today at 10 a.m. in the West Gym. Friday's Southern Illinois High School Softball Scoreboard: Carterville 10 Massac Count...

SPORTS FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH TODAY AT FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL No events scheduled HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES FROM THURSDAY Flora 5, Fairfield 3 Edwards Co 5, Hamilton Co 3 NCOE 12, Carrier-Mills 5 Altamont 2, Vandalia 1 Belleville East 16, Alton 0 Benton 7, Massac Co 4 Breese Central 8, Roxana 7 CORLS 9, Alton-Marquett...

TODAY AT FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Lady Mules Track @ Webber 3pm Lady Mules Softball @ Flora 4:30pm Mules Baseball @ Flora 4:30pm HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES FROM WEDNESDAY Belleville East 5, Mt Vernon 0 Carterville 11, Vienna 0 Chester 7, New Athens 3 Cobden 11, Dongola 8 Columbia 2, Red Bud 1 Crab Orchard 9, Hardin Co 1 ...

TODAY AT FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Lady Mules Track @ Carmi-White Co 4pm HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES FROM TUESDAY Fairfield 8, Flora 4 Goreville 3, Zeigler Royalton/Christopher 2 Hamilton County 6, Edwards County 1 Century 19, Dongola Joppa 0 Mt. Vernon 20, Woodlawn 0 Marion 16, Cahokia 0 Pinckneyville 14, Anna Jonesboro 1...

TODAY AT FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Mules Boys Track @ DuQuoin 4pm Mules Baseball vs Flora @ Veterans Field 4:30pm Lady Mules Softball vs Flora @ Southwest Park 4:30pm HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES FROM MONDAY Bethalto Civic 12, Mascoutah 7 Casey-Westfield 14, Dieterich 3 Centralia 18, O'Fallon 0 Crab Orchard 1, Mt Vernon 0 F...