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Around 1:20 p.m. April 12 Franklin County Deputies responded to a three-vehicle crash on Illinois 37 south of Benton.

Around 12:31 a.m. April 13 Franklin County Deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash on Deering Road, just north of Ruembler Crossing.

Editor's note: The following expert advice is provided by Prevent Child Abuse America and reprinted with permission, with some edits and additions.

Illinois State Police troopers are on the scene of a multiple vehicle personal injury crash, according to a brief statement from the department.

CHRISTOPHER — There isn’t much that's exciting about replacing sewer lines, but for small communities throughout the region, such infrastructure improvements are a big deal, and they're not cheap.

MARION — Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois needs a little help from Southern Illinois residents to welcome its first group of veterans flying out of Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois.

HERRIN — Brynden Tyler Gibson would have turned 12 years old this January if, according to prosecutors, he hadn’t been shaken to death by his mother’s then-boyfriend just over a decade ago.

HERRIN — During the regular Herrin City Council meeting on April 10, City Clerk Shelly Huggins swore in new Herrin Fire Chief Shawn Priddy. Priddy started work April 11.

The signs in front of Southern Illinois child advocacy centers are not large or flashy, but the work the centers do is huge.

BAUDISON, Haley, and ANDERS, Darrel, a son, Monday, April 3, 2017, Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.