On the evening of May 15, two women were fatally stabbed and a third was critically wounded in a botched robbery attempt at the First National Bank in Cairo. James Watts, 30, of Cairo has pleaded not ...

CAIRO, IL (KFVS) - First National Bank in Cairo announced on Friday that the bank will have drive up service following last week's tragic killing of two bank employees. The bank officially opens up on ...

A permanent reminder of “three wonderful people who touched so many” is planned for a downtown Cairo park. Anita Grace and Nita Jo Smith, both killed during an apparent bank robbery at Cairo’s First ...

CAIRO, IL (KFVS) - A man accused of killing two women and critically injuring another at a Cairo bank appeared in federal court in Benton, Illinois on Tuesday, June 10. A grand jury indicted James ...

A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted James Nathaniel Watts in connection with an attempted bank robbery last month in Cairo, Illinois, that left two women dead and a third critically injured. A ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Police arrested a suspect Thursday night after a bank robbery and homicide led to a pursuit and then an apparent standoff in Cairo, Illinois. Details were sketchy, but police scanner traffic told the ...

BENTON, Ill. (AP) - A jury trial has been postponed for a 30-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing two southern Illinois bank employees and critically wounding a third during an attempted robbery.

Cairo International Bank will seek to focus on small and medium enterprises as it takes on a new name. The bank which yesterday announced the change of name from Cairo International Bank to Cairo Bank ...