Bacon acquitted in reckless homicide case amid emotions and questions
Desmond acquits Bacon on the most serious counts after lengthy address to the gallery. The judge notes lack of proof of a recklessly causal act and questions evidence gaps like point of impact and speed range. Bacon, an Air Force Reservist, faces a Monday sentencing date and deployment to Kuwait.
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Willis
Bacon
Desmond
Howard Willis
Reconstructionist
Franklin County
Rob Hollinshead
Marion
Robert Drew
Drew
Air Force Reserves
Kuwait
Marion fire response praised as police and phones disrupted
Firefighters report fires contained and drying out while Verizon repairs phone lines. Police redirected to fire department for calls. full return to normalcy hoped by Monday. Local officials commend swift cooperation between government and businesses amid outages. A personal item and re election petitions reportedly lost among office debris.
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Swafford
Verizon
Snow slows traffic as counties battle morning snowstorm
Franklin Union Saline and Perry counties faced slick roads and多. Road crews logged long hours with plow trucks clearing main routes from 4 a.m. as 10 to 12 accidents occurred in Union County and several minor wrecks reported across Saline and Pinckneyville. An ambulance carrying a kidney‑failure patient ran off Illinois 13 near Harrisburg but the patient was stabilized. Shoppers crowded Du Quoin Wal‑Mart for essentials as officials urged motorists to slow down and give plows room to operate.
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Union County
Bill Boyd
Boyd
Union County Sheriff's Department
Carbondale
Makanda
Saline County
Ed Miller
Illinois 13
Harrisburg
Miller
Perry County
du Quoin
Wal-Mart
Gary Nook
Nook
Don Jones
Karl Bartelsmeyer
Illinois Department of Transportation District 9
Bartelsmeyer
Mike Braun
IDOT
Murphysboro
Greg Smothers
District 9
Winter driving readiness urged in Carbondale snow advisory
Illinois DOT urges motorists to carry a winter kit including ice scraper, blankets, water, food, flashlight, jumper cables, and shovel. Carbondale declared a snow emergency with no parking on snow routes until cleared. Union Jackson Perry counties face varied plow coverage, with updates from area crews and officials. The report notes caution on running engines and the need to melt snow for drinking water.
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Illinois Department of Transportation
U.S. 51
Union County
Jackson County
Smothers
Anna
Jackson
Perry County
Murphysboro
Wayne Wheeles
Metro Armstrong
Travis DeNeal
Osamu Tsukimori
Caleb Hale
John D. Homan
Christi Mathis
Associated Press
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