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Updated: 10 hours ago
|By Colin Baillie
In southern Illinois Wednesday evening, the Jefferson County sheriff answered questions from residents on the tougher gun control law that was recently passed by Illinois legislators.
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Updated: 21 hours ago
|By Heartland News
Here are road projects going on in the Heartland. Drive safely!
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Updated: 21 hours ago
|By Heartland News
A list of current boil water orders and advisories in the Heartland.
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Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 6:59 PM CST
|By Amber Ruch and Colin Baillie
Crews demolished a vacant church Monday, February 6 following a fire.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 6:38 AM CST
|By Breanna Harris
Changes could be on the way for your student’s school lunch.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 10:48 AM CST
|By Amber Ruch
Illinois State Police announced it’s rolling out a 40-hour Crisis Intervention Team training for all officers starting in February.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 10:17 AM CST
|By Amber Ruch
The Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois is looking for public feedback on the air service proposals for the region.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 8:15 AM CST
|By Amber Ruch
A man is in custody and accused of making threats to harm fellow students at John A. Logan College.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 9:29 PM CST
|By Olivia Tock
Back 2 School America is launching a campaign called, “We Appreciate Teachers,” to give back and celebrate Ill. educators.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 12:30 PM CST
|By Olivia Tock
Rodney Boyd was promoted to Major General after receiving his second star.
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Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 8:56 PM CST
|By Josh Seabaugh
To raise cold cash during the cold weather, the Carbondale Warming Center will host the “Coldest Night of the Year”, a winter fundraising walk.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 6:17 PM CST
|By Amber Ruch
A suspected Chinese surveillance balloon is expected to move over southern Illinois Friday evening, February 3.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 2:57 PM CST
|By Amber Ruch
A juvenile was arrested in connection with a stolen vehicle investigation.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 10:22 PM CST
|By Colin Baillie
City leaders in Southern Illinois are backing a proposal for flights from Marion to Chicago.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 5:18 PM CST
|By Amber Ruch
The U.S. 45 Ohio River “Brookport” Bridge will close at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, January 30.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 4:44 PM CST
|By KMOV Staff
The tournament aims to highlight contributions made by Illinois manufacturers.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 3:45 PM CST
|By Josh Seabaugh
Illinois State Senator Dale Fowler has announced a $200K member initiative grant that will benefit Giant City Stables. The grant will be through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to Specialized Equine Services.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 1:29 PM CST
|By Amber Ruch
Little Grassy Lake levels will remain lowered while crews monitor the spillway.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 10:36 AM CST
|By Jill Lyman
Post 1141 shared photos of blaze, which appear to have destroyed the building.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 3:52 AM CST
|By Amber Ruch
If you can’t stay home and have to get out, make sure to check road conditions before you go.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 4:17 PM CST
|By Amber Ruch
East Park Street is closed to South Lewis Lane due to a crash.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 4:31 PM CST
|By Olivia Tock
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced that the state-wide COVID-19 disaster emergency will end on May 11.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 1:04 PM CST
|By Amber Ruch
Three men were found guilty in a a shooting near a Carbondale restaurant in April 2022.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 9:25 AM CST
|By Capitol News Illinois
For the current fiscal year and the one before it, that’s led to another uncommon Capitol occurrence: budget surpluses in the billions of dollars.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 9:06 PM CST
|By Olivia Tock
A missing child has been found safe in Carbondale, Ill. on January 30.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 5:58 PM CST
|By Amber Ruch
A man was arrested in connection with an October shooting in Carbondale.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 5:55 PM CST
|By Amber Ruch
One person is in critical condition after a house fire in Marion.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 5:13 PM CST
|By Amber Ruch
Police are investigating an armed robbery at a gas station on Sunday, January 29.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 9:43 PM CST
|By Colin Baillie
The city of Carbondale is expecting to see an influx of people as a big party weekend approaches.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 5:45 PM CST
|By Josh Seabaugh
Illinois Attorney General, Kwame Raoul, announced that a man from Evansville, Ind. was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the murder of a teenager from Fairfield, Ill.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 1:57 PM CST
|By Amber Ruch
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 20 counties, including some in the Heartland, at an elevated level for COVID-19.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 9:25 PM CST
|By Josh Seabaugh
The City of Carbondale will receive $1.8M in federal grant funding to resurface South Wall Street from Park Street to Walnut Street.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 3:19 PM CST
|By Peter Hancock
A law recently signed by Gov. JB Pritzker will extend the deadline for the state to transfer criminal defendants deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial from jail to a mental hospital.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 12:54 PM CST
|By Amber Ruch
A man was sentenced to four years for sexual assault of a person with a disability.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 9:14 PM CST
|By Amber Ruch
A Carbondale man is accused of selling guns illegally.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 1:23 PM CST
|By Amber Ruch
Two men were arrested in connection with a report of shots fired at a hotel.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 6:21 PM CST
|By Colin Baillie
The rush is on.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 5:49 PM CST
|By Olivia Tock
The General John A. Logan 32nd annual birthday breakfast will be held at the Murphysboro Middle School Cafeteria on February 11.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 5:26 PM CST
|By Colin Baillie
According to the state, you can request five free COVID-19 test kits each month.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 5:09 PM CST
|By Amber Ruch
If you can’t stay home and have to get out, make sure to check road conditions before you go.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 3:37 PM CST
|By Amber Ruch
Five people were cited in connection with a meth bust at a southern Illinois hotel.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 1:45 PM CST
|By Amber Ruch
The Jackson County Health Department is reporting a rise in cases of syphilis since 2021.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 11:45 AM CST
|By Amber Ruch
The Illinois Secretary of State’s Office revealed rejected vanity plates in 2022.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 6:26 AM CST
|By Marsha Heller
Governor JB Pritzker appointed Natalie Phelps Finnie as the new Director of Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 4:06 PM CST
|By Olivia Tock
A man was charged with murder in connection with a shooting investigation.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 5:32 PM CST
|By Colin Baillie
The city of Metropolis uses that tax revenue for roads, police, fire and much more.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 5:14 PM CST
|By WGEM Staff
An Effingham County judge granted a temporary restraining order against the Illinois assault weapon ban Friday.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 6:01 PM CST
|By Colin Baillie
Contour Airlines is making a bid to take over services at another Heartland Airport.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 4:35 PM CST
|By Colin Baillie
Just eight days after Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation to ban assault weapons, the new law faces legal challenges at both the state and federal level.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 9:15 PM CST
|By Michale Johnson
Police in Mount Vernon are investigating a shooting that sent two people to the hospital.