Public Safety Center roof repairs remain top city priority
City officials say repairs to the storm-damaged Public Safety Center roof are a top priority though no start date is set. A microburst on April 19 ripped away a roof section above the second floor at 501 S. Washington St, with a temporary cap installed. Officials expect work to begin within a couple of months, while August is eyed for movement. The center remains operational, though second-floor offices are unused.
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Carbondale
Public Safety Center
Joel Fritzler
S. Washington St
Fritzler
Allen Gill
Contegra Construction LLC
Senate Denies Debt Bill After Fractured Partisan Fight
In a partisan clash, the Republican House backed emergency legislation to avert a default but Senate Democrats rejected it within hours. President Obama warned time was nearly gone as markets wavered, the Dow dropping for a sixth day, with little progress toward a compromise. The dispute highlighted strained negotiations as lawmakers faced the looming default deadline.
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Washington
House
Senate
Barack Obama
U.S
Local lawmakers stick with parties on debt ceiling vote
Speaker John Boehner’s bill passed the House with no Democratic support. Rep. Jerry Costello of Belleville criticized the measure on the floor, saying the outlines for a broader agreement were incomplete.
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House
John Boehner
House of Representatives
Jerry Costello
Belleville
Costello
Murder defendant Ferris given natural life terms in double murder
Afton Ferris, 21, convicted of the 2009 killings of Kandis Majors and Terri Leibeck, was sentenced in Franklin County Circuit Court to life in prison without parole for two counts of murder. She received 50 years for each of three other counts of armed robbery and home invasion, to be served consecutively, totaling 150 years.
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Benton
West Frankfort
Franklin County
Afton Ferris
Michael Schallert
Kandis Majors
Terri Leibeck
Barry Vaughan
Evan Owens
Vaughan
Ferris
Ms. Ferris
Woman in Tamms chase dies from strangulation
State police say 50 year old Lisa Curtis died from strangulation after a police pursuit in a Tamms neighborhood. Police note she also suffered postmortem stab wounds. Her husband Bobby Curtis, 48, drove the Jaguar involved. he later died after a sword incident and deputy gunfire. The couple had a Panama City address but lived in Southern Illinois previously. Investigation continues.
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Lisa Curtis
Curtis
Bobby W. Curtis
Tamms
Bobby Curtis
Anna Hospital
Alexander County
Cape Girardeau Hospital
Panama City
Fla
Illinois
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