Christmas presents stolen from Murphysboro truck
A Cape Girardeau couple reported their son’s Christmas presents stolen from the bed of their truck while they briefly left their vehicle outside Huck’s on Walnut Street. Two small floor jacks a suitcase and a trash bag with gifts were taken plus a toiletries bag and blanket from a neighboring car. No suspects or surveillance details released. Police urged anyone with information to call 684 5244.
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Cape Girardeau
Murphysboro
Huck's
Walnut Street
David
Sandra Mills
Southern Illinois workers spend Christmas on the job
In Carbondale and surrounding areas some Southern Illinois workers spent Christmas Day at work while most streets and stores closed. Police and firefighters kept year round duties, with eight firefighters on duty at Oakland station as Assistant Fire Chief Ted Lomax noted. He said he’d rather be home, but his teens understand the schedule.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Ted Lomax
Oakland Station
Lomax
Gerald Edwards
Edwards
Domino’s Pizza
Walnut Street
Chris Newby
Newby
Christmas Day 在 Carbondale Stores Open as Workers Log Overtime
On Christmas Day workers across Carbondale kept services running while shoppers filled stations and kitchens stayed busy. Officers patrolled as families celebrated at home and pizza shops reported high demand despite holidays.
Rainfall rise linked to global warming in Environment America report
A new Environment America study shows heavy rainstorms across the United States rising 24 percent since 1948, with Illinois up 4 percent and regions like southeast Illinois 49 percent and St. Louis area 37 percent. The report warns more frequent downpours could increase Midwest flood risk as climate patterns shift.
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Environment America
United States
Illinois
East North Central
St. Louis
Midwest
Environment
Rebecca Stanfield
West Frankfort Man Receives Gift of Life
Cris Gayer 60 of Orient suffered chest pressure and a dangerous cardiac event after contacting his wife and neighbor. West Frankfort Fire Department crews, in a training class on cardiac arrest procedures, responded to a 911 call as Gayer experienced escalating chest pain and distress.
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West Frankfort
Cris Gayer
Gayer
Orient
West
Craig Lemmon
Byway grants fund Ohio River Scenic improvements in Illinois
The Ohio River Scenic Byway will gain new features in Illinois after federal grants to Southernmost Illinois Tourism, Mound City, and Cairo. A $25,000 grant funds a Corridor Management Plan and technical support, while a $252,561 grant finances an Ohio River overlook in Mound City with riverfront walkway, signage, parking, and landscaping detailing Civil War sites and local history.
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Ohio River
Federal Highway Administration
Illinois
Mound City
Cairo
Tristate Byway
Fort Defiance
Cindy Cain
Marine Ways and Shipyard
Naval Hospital
Mound City National Cemetery
Pulaski County
Rex Wilburn
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Bethany Krajelis
Murphysboro Police Department
Illinois State Police
Jackson County Sheriff's Department
Jackson County Ambulance Service
Shawn M. Crabtree
Letmore Road
Crabtree
St. Joseph Hospital
Bethany Krajel
Wevente Ree
Esa Ey
Cee Wjuthern
Kurtis Mitchell
Golconda
Warehouse Liquor Mart
Domino’s
the Protective Services
David Waters
Amy Markland
Main Street
Waters
Peoria
Markland
Pizza
Southern Illinois Byway
Codell Rodriguez
Ohio River Byway
Rachael Svitak
Red Bud
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