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An 18-year-old woman is dead after a vehicle crash in Pope County.

1. Child Abuse Prevention Month has been observed each April since then-President Ronald Reagan designated the first one in 1983. Proclamation No. 5039 stated that child abuse and neglect “continue to threaten the lives and health of over a million…

Jo Poshard of the Poshard Foundation says more and more social service agencies are interacting and sharing information. She believes they are trying hard to take a team approach to serve the best interest of the child.

ST. LOUIS — Officials say a Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville student from Chicago was killed in a St. Louis-area shooting.

CAMBRIA — Cambria residents voted to allow the retail sale of alcohol in the village, casting 144 votes in favor of allow the sales to 42 votes against.

An Ogden man suffered minor injuries after his pickup truck collided with a semi at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday on Interstate 57 at milepost 76.5 in Franklin County, according to Illinois State Police.

CARBONDALE — Southern Illinois student-athletes will host a lip sync battle in SIU Arena at 7 p.m. on Wednesday night. All proceeds will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Carbondale.

CHESTER — The wake of a police officer killed in the line of duty last November could end up costing the Chester School District over $20,000.

One person was taken to a St. Louis hospital with injuries after a rollover crash in Ava on Friday.

Winners have been announced in the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors 2016 newspaper contest, and The Southern Illinoisan garnered six awards.