Man charged in child's death in Elkville case
Jarrod Wayne Rudder 24 of Elkville faces two counts of first degree murder in the death of 2 year old Michael Pulliam of Elkville who died in a St Louis hospital. He is held in Jackson County Jail in Murphysboro and will appear for bond and a preliminary hearing. State's Attorney Michael L Wepsiec spoke at a news conference with Sheriff Robert Burns present.
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Jarrod Wayne Rudder
Elkville
Michael Pulliam
St. Louis
Rudder
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Michael L. Wepsiec
Paul Newton
Michael L. Wepstec
Robert Burns
One stabbed during home invasion in Pope County
Illinois State Police investigate a home invasion in Karber s Ridge Pope County where 82 year old Herschel Matheny was stabbed in the chest and 75 year old Jacqueline Hicks forced the assailant to leave after she grabbed a firearm Hicks was unharmed and Matheny was flown to an Evansville hospital and is expected to survive The suspect remains at large and leads are being pursued by the Pope County Sheriff s Department and Illinois State Police.
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Illinois
Karber’s Ridge
Pope County
Herschel D. Matheny
Jacqueline C. Hicks
Matheny
Hicks
Pope County Sheriff's Department
Illinois State Police
Evansville
Ind
Illinois districts weigh bus fare plan for students
State education officials discuss a proposal allowing Southern Springfield Illinois school districts to charge students to ride buses. A final measure awaits General Assembly consideration as officials seek public opinion via an online poll on The Southern.
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Springfield
Illinois
General Assembly
Illinois sees overhaul in school bus funding rules
Illinois education officials draft a potential overhaul to school bus laws as state transportation grants dip for a second year. Districts seek over 530 million dollars in reimbursements while the state earmarks 205.8 million, fueling talk of new student busing fees or reduced service and a possible widening of the free-ride mileage from 1.5 miles.
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Matt Vanover
Illinois State Board of Education
Vanover
SIU unveils green roof at Agriculture Building tour
SIU Carbondale showcased its urban green roof during Earth Day events at the Student Center. Professor Karen Midden noted the roof built during the 2010 re roof and designed to handle 25 pounds per square foot. The garden features wildflowers, sedum, and a research area with tomatoes lettuce and radishes, harvesting 70 pounds of tomatoes weekly last season. Green roofs help reduce runoff and heat up costs while improving water quality.
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Carbondale
SIU
Karen Midden
College of Agriculture
Midden
SIU Carbondale
Chicago
Paul Newton
Nick Wangelin
Joel Ramtahal
Ron Dunker
Wangelin
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