(WSIL) -- 2022 brought a wide variety of stories to our newsroom. From the good to the bad and everything in between, News 3 brought you the stories that impacted your communities.
Here is the Top 15 local stories our viewers read more than any other in 2022:
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A 9-year-old child was killed after being hit by a car.
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Assistant Coaches Alyssa Krause and Matt Ball will assume Roberts' duties.聽
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Police are investigating a crash that left two people dead.聽
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Earlier this year, leaders at Rent One Park invited the community to share their name ideas for a new Prospect League baseball team.聽
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Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the City of Carbondale Police Department at (618) 549-2121.
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聽A woman from Marion was killed in a fatal car crash Friday.
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The rebates are part of the Illinois Family Relief Plan, which also provided grocery, gas and school supply tax savings.
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MURPHYSBORO, IL. (WSIL) A Williamson County woman is behind bars accused of the murder of her ex-husband.
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(WSIL) -- A teacher placed on administrative leave at West Frankfort Community High School is headed back work.
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WSIL News 3 has learned that Chance Karnes, a 2020 Herrin High School graduate, has tragically passed away.
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The Custard Stand in Sesser will be closed for the foreseeable future.
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The city of Benton is buzzing after two reality tv personalities flew into the region on their private plane Wednesday.
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A ten year old girl died at the Garden of the Gods after falling off a cliff.
Now here were the biggest national and statewide web stories from the last year:
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Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head, which did not appear to go over well with her husband Will Smith.
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US consumer confidence continues to sour in the face of high gas and food prices and rising recession risks, according to new data released Tu…
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The pilot of a Southwest Airlines flight threatened to cancel takeoff after someone on the plane sent a naked photograph to other passengers.
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Have you received a check in the mail for $397.00 claiming to be a "Facebook Biometric Info Privacy Settlement"? Others may get an email saying the amount is being sent to a PayPal account. It's not a scam.
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May's full moon will have stargazers seeing red.
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PIGEON KEY, Fla. (AP) 鈥� A woman from Illinois was killed and two young children were injured when a sudden storm prompted a boat captain to cu…
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June's full moon, the strawberry moon, will illuminate the sky this week.
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A passenger with no flying experience safely landed a private plane in a Florida airport Tuesday afternoon, May 10, when the pilot became inca…
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Drivers have something to smile about: A historic drop in gasoline prices.
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The Federal Reserve is unlikely to tame inflation without pushing the American economy into a recession, according to a survey of economists r…
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WATERLOO, Iowa (KWWL) --聽 KWWL sports anchor Mark Woodley stepped out of his comfort zone to conduct several live shots of the blizzard-conditions on Thursday morning. Suffice to say, but Woodley wasn't a fan of the below-zero temperatures.
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A giant sunfish believed to be the world's heaviest bony fish has been discovered in the Azores archipelago, Portugal, weighing a whopping 2,7…
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is getting another term in office after besting GOP challenger Darren Bailey in the deep-blue state.
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The clerk says on Sunday alone, the motel took 25 calls from people interested in staying in the room Casey and Vicky were hiding out in.
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The chaotic mix of record fuel prices and an unending supply chain crisis have retailers considering the unthinkable: Instead of returning you…
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