Jefferson County

The search was successful in recovering multiple pieces of potential evidence.

Authorities say the remains were found by people looking for deer antlers in an area off the intersection of Veterans Memorial Drive and Davidson Avenue west of the I-57-Veterans Memorial Drive interchange.

A pre-school aged child suffered life-threatening injuries in a head-on crash just before noon Thursday in Jefferson County.Illinois State Police say the…

The Jefferson County Health Department has announced two new cases of COVID-19 in the county.The department says one is a woman in her 70s who is being…

Two people were arrested after Mt Vernon Police severed a narcotics search warrant. Police say it happened in the 1100 Block of South 26th Street in Mt…

Jefferson County is reporting a new case of COVID-19. The Jefferson County Health Department says a woman in her 60s is now in home isolation after…

Jefferson County is reporting its tenth case of COVID-19.The health department says the man in his 70's is in isolation at a local hospital.

The Jefferson County Health Department has been notified of 2 additional positive cases of COVID-19.One is a male in his 40's and the other is a female in…

Two Mt. Vernon residents are in custody after Jefferson County deputies arrested them Monday morning.Authorities say at about 7:30 a.m., deputies…

Illinois State Police say burned human remains found two years ago in rural southern Illinois are those of a woman who vanished in 2010.Illinois State…