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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 2003
Page
1
Column notes damaged boats and other fiberglass goods repaired to look and run well in West Frankfort. Local items include a trashing incident near Herrin and SIUC police winning a traffic contest. Weather forecast for Carbondale shows mid 80s and scattered storms with a 30 percent rain chance.
A 10 year old Carterville girl, Connor Fenton, was stabbed to death by her father Kevin Fenton, 53, during a home incident as his wife Dana Fenton, 45, was also wounded. Kevin later died from self inflicted wounds after fleeing in a 2001 Lincoln LS. The incident occurred near mile marker 122 on Interstate 64 near the Indiana Illinois line.
On Oakland Avenue near Decatur a bridge over Interstate 72 is functionally obsolete and should be 1% feet wider to handle daily traffic. Illinois reports about one in five bridges as deficient or obsolete, yet remains among states with the lowest share of problem bridges.
More than 200 former captains from the Illinois Department of Corrections found new roles within the agency after 216 captain positions were cut. Promotions to shift commander and demotions were common, with Austin Randolph rising to assistant warden at Logan, while a grievance from AFSCME seeks arbitration August 18.
Gov Blagojevich signs House Bill 223 mandating videotaped custodial interrogations in all homicide cases, a move that may strain county budgets. Williamson County Sheriff Tom Cundiff notes agencies have up to two years to comply but fear high costs for proper equipment.
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