MACOUPIN COUNTY, Ill. — A suspected murderer who escaped from the Macoupin County Jail Sunday is back behind bars. At about 9:20 p.m. Monday, Macoupin County Sheriff Shawn Kahl said deputies arrested ...

MACOUPIN COUNTY, Ill. — More than 70 prisoners were evacuated and six people were taken to the hospital after a commercial dryer caught fire at the Macoupin County Jail Sunday afternoon. Macoupin ...

MACOUPIN COUNTY, Ill. – A 33-year-old woman has been jailed as part of an ongoing investigation into the death of a three-year-old. According to the Macoupin County Sheriff’s Office, the child was ...

An East Alton man who was facing a murder charge escaped from the Macoupin County Jail on Easter night and is still on the lam, authorities said Monday. William D. Kavanaugh is the escapee, the ...

CARLINVILLE --A commercial dryer on the first floor was apparently the source of a fire Sunday afternoon at the Macoupin County Jail, 215 S. East St. Four correctional center personnel, including ...