DOJ: Southern Ill. mine managers bypassed emergency plans, tried to ‘fool’ gas detectors after 2021 fire
Steady3 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 2 days
Thu, 6 August 2026Sat, 8 August 2026
What it is about
Cory Taylor HumphreyDemitrios George MacropoulosBrandon Timothy ParsonsRonald Dale KoontzHealth AdministrationDepartment Of JusticeTennessee, United StatesHendersonville, Tennessee, United StatesWaltonville, Illinois, United StatesIllinois, United StatesKentucky, United StatesFranklin County, Illinois, United StatesArizona, United StatesTimothy EvansMartin Luther King JrFederal Reserve BankMellon FoundationIllinois Department Of CommerceRegional Site Readiness ProgramFirst District Appellate Court
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
kfvs12.com
cities929.com
kwqc.com
6 Aug, 22:31over 44 hours8 Aug, 18:09
How it spread - 3 original reports
Thu, 6 August 2026
1 report- kfvs12.com22:31first to report
Four managers and supervisors of a southern Illinois mine were indicted in connection with an underground fire, obstructing investigators and falsifying records.
Fri, 7 August 2026
1 report- cities929.com13:32
(The Center Square) – Four people are facing federal charges in connection with a Franklin County mine fire that occurred in August 2021. An indictment returned on Tuesday accuses Ronald Dale Koontz, 69, of Hendersonvil...
Sat, 8 August 2026
1 report- kwqc.com18:09
Illinois coal mine indictment charges four managers with conspiracy and cover-up offenses following a hidden 2021 underground fire in Franklin County.