Johnston City News

Fire officials are investigating five suspicious fires over the Fourth of July weekend in Johnston City and Marion, Ill.

It was a busy weekend for firefighters in Williamson County. Crews in Johnston City are investigating 5 suspicious fires.

I'm Thinking of a Word That Is a Portmanteau of "White" and a Certain Racial Pejorative That Starts With "N" 30 06 2009 Seems to me that it applies aptly to a Johnston City, Ill.

News 3 has compiled a list of Independence Day Celebrations in southern Illinois.

Williamson County Sheriff Tom Cundiff said on Tuesday that the three dogs taken from the home of Gabrial Mandrell-Sauerhage near Johnston City were destroyed via euthanasia.

Investigators say a dog mauling that killed a southern Illinois boy may have been set off by the stuffed animal the 3-year-old child was carrying.

A three-year-old southern Illinois boy was attacked and killed by his family's dogs over the weekend.

Investigators say the family of a toddler-- killed in a dog attack-- will not face any criminal charges.

Investigators in southern Illinois say a weekend dog attack killed a 3-year-old boy.

Many people in southern Illinois are still feeling the affects of May's wild winds,Scam artists continue blowing into the region posing as construction workers.

A utility pole damaged by high winds awaits repair in Johnston City, Ill. WILLIAMSON CO., IL - Piles of dead limbs still litter the roadways of southern Illinois.

Johnston City officials say a fire that destroyed several buildings this weekend is the latest in a string of suspicious activity.

Nearly a city block burned early Sunday morning in Johnston City The fire started about 2 a.m. in the easternmost of four buildings on the 200 block of East Broadway.

The fire that destroyed nearly a block in downtown Johnston City has also left residents of an apartment building displaced.

Williamson County police arrested two people early Sunday morning on child endangerment charges.

Several buildings including two businesses are in ruins after a fire rages through downtown Johnston City.

WEST FRANKFORT, Ill.-- A Ioop hole in an Illinois traffic law allows drivers to leave the scene of an accident.

One month later, one half complete. That is how crews in southern Illinois estimate their progress in cleaning up from the storm that hit a month ago Monday.

Crews continued to restore power Thursday to affected areas in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois, as more severe weather could be on the way.

A utility pole damaged by high winds awaits repair in Johnston City, Ill. WILLIAMSON CO., IL - Crews continued to restore power along the IL-13 corridor in southern Illinois Wednesday evening as more storms approached the area.