Bishop Arrested Friday Morning on Hamilton County Warrant

Monday, October 12 by WROY/WRUL Staff

46 year old Patrick Wayne Bishop of Benton was arrested by Carmi Police Friday morning on First Street in Carmi on a Hamilton County Warrant for Escape. He was taken to the White County Jail where he remains held on $2,000 bond.

Free Meals For Students

Monday, October 12 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Free meals for students will continue to be available to all children throughout the entire 2020-2021 school year. That’s after the U.S. The Department of Agriculture announced the program extension Friday. No cost breakfasts and lunches will be available to all children at over... Read More.

Egyptian Health Department Reports 37 New COVID-19 Cases Friday – Sunday

Monday, October 12 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Egyptian Health Department was notified over the weekend, Friday - Sunday, of thirty-seven Southeastern Illinois residents who have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The individuals include: Saline Countya female, under the age of 10, at home and in isolation a male, under the... Read More.

26 Illinois Counties at Warning Level for Coronavirus Disease

Monday, October 12 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Number of counties decreases slightly from 28 last week SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 26 counties in Illinois are considered to be at a warning level for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A county enters a warning level when two or... Read More.

Extra Precautions Needed During Harvest

Monday, October 12 by WROY/WRUL Staff

If you haven’t noticed, grain harvest has begun in White County. For those involved in agriculture, harvest is a very exciting time. It’s a time when farmers realize the fruits of many months of labor and investment. Harvest can also be a stressful time... Read More.

ST. LOUIS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ENTICEMENT, SEX WITH ILLINOIS MINOR

Monday, October 12 by WROY/WRUL Staff

East St. Louis, Ill. – Joseph L. Hughes, a/k/a “Joe King,” 28, of St. Louis, Missouri, has pleaded guilty to enticement of a minor and two counts of traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a 14 year-old girl in St. Clair County, Illinois.... Read More.

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FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS MAN CHARGED WITH CHILD PORNOGRAPHY POSSESSION

Monday, October 12 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Michael M. Rapa, 67, of Fairview Heights, Illinois, was arraigned Friday in federal court on a three-count indictment charging him with possessing prepubescent child pornography(two counts) and possessing child pornography. According to the indictment, on Nov. 2 and Nov. 30, 2017, Rapa knowingly possessed... Read More.

Egyptian Health Department Reports Six New Cases of COVID-19 Saturday

Saturday, October 10 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Egyptian Health Department was notified on October 10, 2020, of six Southeastern Illinois residents who have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The individuals include:Saline Countya female, in her 20’s, case status in progress a female, in her 20’s, case status in progress ... Read More.

Egyptian Health Department Reports 17 New COVID-19 Cases in Southeastern Illinois

Saturday, October 10 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Egyptian Health Department was notified on October 9, 2020, of seventeen Southeastern Illinois residents who have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The individuals include:Saline Countya female, in her 20’s, case status in progress a female, in her 30’s, case status in progress ... Read More.

First Human West Nile Virus Death in Illinois for 2020

Friday, October 9 by WROY/WRUL Staff

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first human West Nile virus-related death in Illinois for 2020. A Chicago resident who became ill in mid-September and tested positive for West Nile virus has died.“Although we are already into fall, West... Read More.