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ISP Stops Passenger Bus for Driving Recklessly on I-57 in Franklin County
BENTON/WEST FRANKFORT – Illinois State Police responded to a report of a passenger transport bus driving recklessly in the construction area on southbound I-57 in Benton around 4:50 Thursday morning. ISP stopped the bus near West Frankfort. Everyone had to get off the bus. No injuries were reported. ISP...
Authorities investigating after man found with numerous injuries in road near Zeigler
ZEIGLER, Ill. (KBSI) – Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating after a man was found with numerous injuries in a road near Zeigler early Friday morning. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 2:20 a.m. on June 21 of a vehicle parked in the roadway on State Highway 149 west of Zeigler.
Investigation underway after person found injured, lying in road near Zeigler
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - An investigation is underway after a person was found lying injured in the road early on Friday morning, June 21. According to a release from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, they received a 911 call around 2:10 a.m. reporting a vehicle parked in the road on Highway 149 west of Zeigler. The caller said a male was lying in the road near the front of a vehicle.
Aggravated Battery, Robbery Victim Found Lying on Illinois 149 in Franklin County, Sheriff Investigating
ZEIGLER – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a male subject lying in the roadway near the front of a vehicle parked on Illinois 149 west of Zeigler around 2:10 Friday morning. According to Sheriff Kyle Bacon, the sheriff’s office received a 911 call...
Southern Illinois bank president pleads guilty to falsifying records
BENTON, Ill. (KBSI) – The president of a bank in southern Illinois admitted a scheme to falsify bank records to facilitate real estate loans when he pleaded guilty to three felony counts on Thursday. Steven Cook pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Benton to three felony counts of...
6 people hurt in Benton crash
BENTON, Ill. (WJPF) – Six people were hurt Wednesday night in a two vehicle crash in rural Benton. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, a pickup truck occupied by five teenage males ran a stop sign at the intersection of South Stuyvesant Street and Summer Road and slammed into a Toyota Camry.
6 people injured in two-vehicle crash in Franklin Co.
BENTON, Ill. (KFVS) - Six people were injured in a crash in Franklin County, Illinois on Wednesday night, June 19. The crash happened just after 8 p.m. at the intersection of South Stuyvesant Street and Summer Road, just east of the Benton City limits. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s...
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