Murder trial opens for Thompson and Greene in Carbondale
In Jackson County Courthouse, Thompson 25 and Greene 28 face first degree murder, aggravated assault and mob action charges from a Nov 20 downtown brawl that left Orlando Clark 36 dead. Police and EMS testified to establish timeline and scene near The Ice Box on West Main Street.
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Trevis S. Thompson
Patrick A. Greene
Jackson County
Greene
Thompson
Carbondale
Orlando Lamont Clark
Mike Wepstec
Ice Box
West Main Street
Clark
Pinckneyville bids farewell to fallen soldier Will Templeton
Hundreds gathered along Illinois 13 127 for a funeral service honoring Will Templeton 22 who died March 7 from injuries in Iraq while stationed at Pikes Peak Hospice Colorado Springs. The service at First United Presbyterian Church featured reflections by Rev Charles Waldron and Pinckneyville football coach Tod Rushing praising Templeton’s courage and love.
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Army Spc
Will Templeton
Galum Church Road
First United Presbyterian Church
Pinckneyville
Illinois
Templeton
Pikes Peak
Colorado Springs
Colo
Iraq
Charles Waldron
Will
Waldron
Tod Rushing
Reactor fire at Fukushima Daiichi raises catastrophe threat
A fresh reactor fire erupts at No. 4 unit of the Fukushima Daiichi complex in Japan, following a radiation burst that unsettled a nation already tense after last week's earthquake and tsunami. The outer housing of the containment vessel is reported to have burst into flames early Wednesday, intensifying the crisis and government efforts to prevent a wider disaster.
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Soma
Japan
Fukushima Dai-ichi
Shawneetown Considers Outsourcing Gas Dept Operations
Shawneetown city leaders weigh contracting out the natural gas department after an audit flagged possible violations of federal safety rules. The Illinois Commerce Commission opened a case to determine if Shawneetown Municipal Gas breached transportation safety regulations.
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Shawneetown
Illinois Commerce Commission
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