southern Illinois News

Donated Oxygen Masks Could Save Pets in Southern Illinois

The chief of a Southern Illinois fire protection district says new equipment recently donated to the department may have helped save four dogs that died in a house fire last year. The (Alton) Telegraph reports the South Roxana Fire Protection …

Industry, Environmentalists Mull ‘Fracking’ Rules

Leases have been signed on tens of thousands of acres in southern Illinois. Studies have hinted at the potential economic payoff of drilling for oil and gas deposits deep underground. But so far, oil and gas companies have held off …

Man Arrested After Crashing Illinois Fire Truck

A southern Illinois fire chief says it may take months to replace a fire truck that was stolen and crashed. Authorities say they’ve arrested a 22-year-old man suspected of driving off in the Williamson County Fire Protection District truck on …