Murphysboro murder case tied to extended drug robbery plot
Tyree Cunningham and three accomplices went to rob Prentice Washington’s apartment in Murphysboro on Sept 8. Washington shot Tyree, later dumping Cunningham’s body. Tyree’s sister Taffia Cunningham, a SIU Carbondale student, is charged with felony murder for allegedly aiding the plan. Washington faces no charges at this time.
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Serial murders deepen in East St. Louis eight victims
Police in East St. Louis report another female body found, raising eight black women found dead in two years in the Metro East city. Investigators are unsure if the slayings share a single killer, with victims found near the National Stockyards and in drug‑infused areas.
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Oldest Ark. woman Mary Thompson dies at 119
Mary Thompson, shown in DeWitt on July 13, died Monday at age 119. Daughter of former slaves, she would have been the world’s oldest living person if a birth certificate existed. Social Security records list Aug. 2, 1882, as her birth in Shelby, Mississippi. Request to dismiss Phelps’ suit heard in Springfield State 3A.
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Weather Today and Tonight Forecast
Showers likely with highs in the mid 70s. Tonight locally heavy possible with lows near 55. Thursday rain likely with highs 60 to 65 and lows around 50.
Air supremacy declared as U S strikes Afghanistan
Washington reports air supremacy over Afghanistan with allied forces striking targets day and night. President Bush and German Chancellor Schroeder praise missions as Defense Secretary Rumsfeld confirms the possible death of four UN mine clearing workers near Kabul but cites unverified details and vows continued strikes to target international terror networks.
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State grrds for biochemical attack
Springfield Illinois prepares for a possible biological or chemical attack by expanding training and equipment for emergency responders. Mike Chamness, director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, says 32 hazmat teams and 32 extra rescue teams can respond statewide. About $244,000 in chemical detection gear will be distributed this month to fire departments.
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Inside What is anthrax What is it and how contagious
Florida residents await test results as authorities describe anthrax basics and symptoms. Officials outline exposure risk and what to monitor while laboratories process hundreds of samples in the state. Local updates detail preventive steps and guidance for concerned residents.
The Right Track Carbondale crafts wooden nostalgia
Cal Pullman and Donna Edwards run Trailways to the Past in Carbondale Industrial Park creating large wooden replicas of trains and farm machinery. They build from real drawings with no patterns, aiming for realism and clever details like dry ice steam effects and battery headlights.
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