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A 16-year-old received major injuries after she was ejected from a vehicle during a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 57 Monday morning.

Franklin County Coroner Marty Leffler confirmed that a Wayne County man's body was recovered from Rend Lake on Sunday after a weekend search; the man went underwater Friday after he dove in attempting to help two people.

MURPHYSBORO — A Murphysboro man recently turned a love of barbecue into substantial payday after winning a recent cooking competition on the Food Network.

CAIRO — U.S. Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin this week announced that Alexander County will receive a $25,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Rural Development to support the purchase of a truck that will…

BAKER, Sara, a daughter, Tuesday, July 18, 2017, Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.

HARRISBURG — Corporal Edward Lee Borders was finally laid to rest Saturday afternoon in Cottage Grove Cemetery outside of Harrisburg, with full military honors, on a slight hill between a coal mine and a cornfield.

Authorities have staged a recovery effort for a man who went missing after what is believed to have been a rescue attempt in Rend Lake, according to Franklin County Sheriff Don Jones.

The Saline County Fair ran from July 23-29 at the Saline County Fairgrounds in Harrisburg. The fair included livestock shows, an antique tractor show, a tractor and truck pull, the Whippoorwill Rodeo, carnival rides, plenty of food, a demolition derby…

HARRISBURG — A light rain fell Thursday morning providing a drop in temperature and some relief for the family of U.S. Army reserve Cpl. Edward Lee Borders as they waited outside the Air Cargo Bay at Lambert International Airport for…

Carbondale Police Department is investigating an armed robbery Thursday at a business in the 2100 block of West Ramada Lane, according to a news release from the department.