Marissa News

Old Towne Books and Tea in Oswego is up and running. Well, maybe not the "tea" part, but Catherine Leah Guillemette wants the community to know that the village of Oswego has a bookstore.

Marissa Police sent out a sketch to warn parents about three cases where someone attempted to lure children to his car.

A registered sex offender is a person of interest in the attempted abduction of three children in Marissa, Illinois.

Investigators on Monday morning identified the 35-year-old Coulterville man who shot his in-laws before using the shotgun on himself.

Investigators say a domestic disturbance in southern Illinois ended when a man shot his wife's parents to death with a shotgun before taking his own life.

Boy, 16, of Dixon; 12:05 a.m. today in the 400 block of Custer Avenue; runaway; released to a parent.

Tyler S. Trokey, 22, of Breese, was killed this morning when the pickup truck he was driving apparently tried to pass another vehicle and struck another pickup truck head-on at Marissa in St.

Tyler S. Trokey, 22, of Breese, was killed this morning when the pickup truck he was driving apparently tried to pass another vehicle and struck another pickup truck head-on at Marissa in St.

A family trio, including a man on federal parole, faces multiple charges for a three-county weekend crime spree in which they allegedly stole a vehicle and burglarized a business.

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 ...