Randolph County News

Kyle Garrett had the Illinois Youth Deer Hunt on his mind for a long time. The 9-year-old from Troy spent much of the summer getting prepared for the two-day hunt with his father, Kevin.

A deadly weekend shocks the small town of Coulterville. Authorities say a local man shot and killed two people before turning the gun on himself.

Police said a 35-year-old man shot his in-laws to death in his driveway on Saturday and then turned the gun 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.

A shocking crime hits a small Illinois town. Three bodies were found inside one home and now the Randolph County Sheriff's Department is investigating what happened.

The Randolph County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Police and the Randolph County Coroner's office are all investigating a double homicide/suicide. According to the Randolph County Sheriff's Office the incident happened in the early morning hours of October 4th in the Coulterville area.

It's used for everything from weddings to workshops but for the next two weeks the World Shooting and Recreation Complex is all about trapshooting.

It's used for everything from weddings to workshops but for the next two weeks the World Shooting and Recreation Complex is all about trapshooting.

It's used for everything from weddings to workshops but for the next two weeks the World Shooting and Recreation Complex is all about trapshooting.

It's used for everything from weddings to workshops but for the next two weeks the World Shooting and Recreation Complex is all about trapshooting.

It's used for everything from weddings to workshops but for the next two weeks the World Shooting and Recreation Complex is all about trapshooting.

Joseph Herman wore his black hair to his shoulders and dark beard down to his chest when he was led, handcuffed and shackled, into court within a ring of six deputies.

A Randolph County family is left without a roof while dozens of train cars lay sideways.

Charles Flowers serves in the only elected superintendent's job in the state. As the Superintendent of Suburban Cook County Regional Office of Education -- yes, the title is nearly 10 words long -- he is charged with being the chief administrator acting as an intermediary between the Illinois State Board of Education and the 143 school districts in ...

If vintage car museums and Civil War reenactments are a bit too newfangled for you, you could consider a trip to Randolph County next month to get a taste of the good older days.

A southwestern Illinois school is enduring more tragedy. Illinois State Police say 43-year-old Tracey Rubemeyer Luhr was killed Saturday in a traffic accident near the Randolph County town of Red Bud.

We weren't quite sure what to make of the tale of the Boy Scout troop in Tilden, in Randolph County, that took it upon itself to help reduce the state's massive debt, which is approaching $12 billion.

A southwestern Illinois woman and her two sons have been laid to rest as investigators keep close tabs on her husband and the children's father.

Sheri Coleman's mother, Angela DeCicco, was alone when the LaGrange Park Police called her May 5 and informed her of the deaths earlier that morning of her only daughter and only grandchildren.

SPARTA, ILL. The opening of three fishing lakes at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Randolph County will be delayed until two new boat access areas at the complex are completed.