Robbery suspect slain at roadblock on I 57
One man is dead and a trooper slightly wounded after a gunfight at a roadblock on Interstate 57 south of Marion. Lawrence Miles 24 of Bastrop La died at Marion Memorial Hospital after exchanging fire with officers. Reginald Johnson 23 also of Bastrop is in custody.
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Evan M. Davis
Joanne Wood
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Interstate 57
Marion
Lawrence Miles
Bastrop
Marion Memorial Hospital
Pulaski County
Miles
Reginald Johnson
Ryan
Anna Jonesboro
West Frankfort
Pulleys Mill
Williamson County
Crab Orchard Creek Bridge
Sportswriter turned photographer on chase scene near Marion
Sportswriter Mike Estes recounts being on assignment for a feature when a police shootout at an Allin station spillover led him to briefly become an on scene photographer. He documented a bloodstained 1978 Chevrolet Nova and rode away with limited shots before returning to Metropolis.
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Mike Estes
Southern Illinoisan
Metropolis
Gary Bremer
Allin
WJPF
Marion
Interstate 57
Mike Murphy
Crab Orchard Creek
Texas
Dick Carter
Carter
Ice slicked crash blocks Illinois 13 near Kondale
Eastbound Illinois 13 traffic halted for about 30 minutes after a car driven by 74 year old Vesta Schneider of Du Quoin slid on ice and wedged between the sides Kondale. Police said no injuries occurred and the 10 a.m. report routed traffic onto Old Illinois 13.
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Illinois 13
Vesta Schneider
du Quoin
Kondale
Old Illinois 13
Murphysboro
Area's first official snow creates driving problems
Southern Illinois reported its first official snowfall today, with light snow totaling less than an inch. Weather observer Neil Kunycky noted localized activity and slick spots on highways during the early morning. Temperatures were in the mid-teens with wind chills below zero, and Friday is forecast partly sunny and cold with wind chills near 10 degrees. The weekend outlook shows mid-30s and sunny skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Neil Kunycky
Kunycky
Kunucky
U S asks World Court to order hostages released
The United States petitioned the International Court of Justice in The Hague to compel Iran to release the 49 Americans held hostage at the U S Embassy in Tehran. Observers view the action as symbolic yet potentially pressure Iran amid U N Security Council talks.
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Hague
Netherlands
United States
International Court of Justice
Iran
U.S
Tehran
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
Council
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Security Council
World Court
Richard R. Baxter
Harvard University
U.N
Khomeini
Pars
Khuzestan
Revolutionary Council
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Elderly patient dies after eviction from Franklin Hospital unit
Lionne Warren, 94, died from cancer after refusing to leave the Franklin Hospital Skilled Care Nursing Unit in Benton. A Medicaid eviction sparked a class action by Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation seeking reinstatement of the state program and damages. Dozens faced transfer trauma. some residents died or moved to other facilities across Franklin County and nearby towns.
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Cathy Saxenmeyer
Coneta Stockton
Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Hill-Burton
Warren
J. Doe
Franklin Hospital
Illinois Department of Public Aid
Miss Stockton
Tion
Carol Wesley
Institute of Applied Gerontology
St. Louis University
Land of Lincoln
Department of Public Aid
Public Aid
Franklin County
Mount Vernon
Carbondale
du Quoin
Evan Sheriff
Sheriff
American Beauty Nursing Home
West Frankfort
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Jerry Rosson
Anna
Zeschke
Mike Estel
Bremer
Photo By
Daryl Haury
Ann Landers
Wit’s End
Stockton
Jefferson View
Valier
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