The Franklin County State Attorney’s Office said Luis Delacruz, 31, of Sesser pleaded guilty on March 27 to one count of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. Delacruz was initially charged ...

The Southern Illinois Back to School Expo in Marion has been one of the largest school supply drives and "one-stop shops" for ...

Fort Smith's water distribution system does not have the capacity to serve the proposed Franklin County prison; in fact, ...

The Cave-Eastern Fire Protection District honored Brianna Darnell with the Life Saving Award for her heroic actions on June ...

The man killed in a fatal Franklin crash is being remembered for his go-getter attitude and love of family and sports.

After two days of searching, authorities in Randolph County found a man who had been reported missing since Sunday evening dead near his home. A family member requested a welfare check for Curtis ...

The biggest hurdle is first you have to identify a victim. Once you ID a victim, then you can start figuring out who the ...

A Columbus man was allegedly high and driving at least 100 mph when he crashed into a Franklin man’s car, killing him.

JOHNSON COUNTY — A Columbus man was arrested on a warrant stemming from a deadly crash that occurred July 6 in Franklin. Nearly one week after the crash, Jerrin Alan Staker, 43, was arrested on a ...

Jerrin Alan Staker, 43, is charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence, causing death, a Level 4 felony, ...

A fire broke out at the Franklin Walmart July 14, causing millions of dollars in merchandise damage, the Franklin Fire Department said.

State officials took quick action downstate this year after seeing a much larger outbreak in Chicago last year, Vohra said.