Marissa News

Two women were killed Sunday morning in a head-on collision on Illinois 13 in Marissa.

Many Washington County reservists are returning to Iraq for second and third times, while some others will deploy for the first time.

This Decatur man is talking about getting beat down by an officer behind bars. Macon county correctional officer Barry Altevogt was arrested Wednesday.

Two sisters are taking their message of hope to a big screen near you. The pair wrote the song "Price of Peace" to show the struggle families face when a loved one is deployed.

Franklin County officials are waiting to find out if a funnel cloud spotted over southeastern Farmington touched down.

If diversity is the watchword in agriculture, a group of agriculture students from Freeburg, Mascoutah, Marissa and East St.

Former Governor Rod Blagojevich is getting support from an unexpected source. Hollywood celebrity Stephen Baldwin says he supports the disgraced governor and thinks Blagojevich should be on NBC's new show "I'm a Celebrity Get me Out of Here!" A federal judge isn't allowing Blagojevich to head to Costa Rica to compete in the show, which starts ...

Where is this tattoo / piercing? my lower back How long have you had it? 4 months How many tats do you have? 1 How many piercings do you have? 3 What's the story behind this tattoo / piercing? This is my 1st tattoo, and I drew it myself.

Frequent customers of the Wood River Post Office no doubt recognize the familiar and always smiling face of Postmaster Bob Farris, but the days of seeing him behind the counter are gone.

Starting his own mortality in the face, Audrey Wagner decided to leave behind a written record of his life for his family and friends.

Staff Sgt. Danny Basham, of the U.S. Army recruiting office in Dixon, IL, gives B.J. Broers, 6, of Dixon, an army face painting Saturday at Sauk Valley Community College's 25th annual Child Fair.

Where is this tattoo / piercing? lip How long have you had it? right-4 years, left-2 How many tats do you have? too many to count How many piercings do you have? down to 6 What's the story behind this tattoo / piercing? Always loved the single lip ring... added the second one because it looked so sexy.

A Mascoutah man was arrested after he attempted to break into a St. Libory home last Thursday.

The Washington County Prosecutor's office reports the following indictments were returned by the Washington County Grand Jury on February 27, 2009.

A man and a woman were rescued from their car Wednesday morning after attempting to drive in swift water this morning in Marissa.

Illinois State Police reported an early evening accident just north of St. Libory on Illinois 4 that injured four people, none seriously.

Earlier this fall, people celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Sparta airport, which was created in 1958 by local business leaders who saw a future in air enterprise for Randolph County.