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MAMA STIFLE BUSTED IN BEATING CASE
CRAWFORD CO.—Apparently State’s Attorney Thomas Wiseman has a little energy in what’s left of his term in office. He’s charged another one of the Stifles in conjunction with the beating of Oblong girl,...
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ROLLOVER ACCIDENT IN SALINE COUNTY
SALINE CO.—We are gathering details about a rollover accident between Wasson Road and Muddy. All we know is what it “looked like” to some of our sources who worked it: both vehicles appeared to have...
View ArticleISP FROM TWO DISTRICTS AIDING IN CHASE OF SUSPECT
GALLATIN/SALINE/POPE COs.—There’s a kind of bizarre situation that developed at about 1 p.m. today, 10.14.12. It was at about that time that police received a 911 call from a woman indicating that she...
View ArticleROBINSON SCHOOL DISTRICT TAKES ACTION AFTER ARREST OF JANITOR
CRAWFORD CO.—Outrage was quick to build following the arrest last week of Robinson high School janitor Daniel Bonnell, 27. Bonnell was arrested after a recording device was located in one of the girls’...
View ArticleFire in Bradley’s trailer park may have strange aspect to it
ELDORADO—We had been hearing all day today (since about 1:30 a.m., actually) about a trailer in Eldorado that burned overnight, killing the occupant. And we felt like there was something odd about it,...
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Driver of semi is ‘devastated’ after fatal accident yesterday: UPDATE
SEE UPDATE, BOTTOM OF PAGE WHITE CO.—A spokesperson for the company employing a truck driver involved in a fatal accident this morning has reported to Disclosure that the driver is “devastated” after...
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Just in time for Halloween: Creepy guy allegedly stalking girls in Indiana...
LAWRENCE CO.—Young Daniel Westfall enjoyed the cuisine at Lawrence County Sheriff Russell Adams’ jail last night after he was caught in that county on an Indiana warrant. Daniel Westfall Westfall, 30,...
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ALL THIS FOR A DILLY BAR??
HARRISBURG—Looks like a driver had a little trouble negotiating the confines of the drive-through at Harrisburg’s Dairy Queen today, 10.18.12: Uh-oh… Photo by “Raleigh” Ron Frailey. When we get any...
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MINER INJURED IN ROCKFALL AT WHITE COUNTY MINE
WHITE CO.—A Galatia man has been seriously injured in a rockfall that occurred yesterday at Pattiki Mine southeast of Carmi. Luke Johnson, 28, who has worked for the mine for about seven years, was...
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BIG DOPE BUST IN EDWARDS COUNTY
EDWARDS CO.—This just in as a press release from the office of Mike Valentine, Edwards County State’s Attorney: Joey Dial In coordination with the Southern Illinois Drug Task Force, Edwards County...
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FLORA POLICE CHIEF CLEARS UP “STAND-OFF” REPORT FROM YESTERDAY
FLORA—Police Chief John Nicholson has taken steps to clear up what happened yesterday (10.18.12) at the First Christian Church on Fourth Street in Flora. Nicholson reported to Disclosure that a church...
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What. The. HECK.
HARDIN CO. (ostensibly)—We have been bombarded last night and today with people sending us this pic via email and phone MMS: Likely a staged shot, but damn…. It purportedly is Wendle Conkle, Hardin...
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ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING IN LAWRENCE SENDS ONE OUT BY ‘COPTER
LAWRENCE CO.–Sources confirm that there’s been an accidental shooting in a rural area of Lawrence County between Sumner and Bridgeport. Sources have told Disclosure that Richard Stevenson, no age...
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21-year-old man Lifeflighted after Poor Boys fight
HARRISBURG—After repeated warnings from mayor Eric Gregg over the past two or so years, it appears threats of shutting the place down have had zero impact on the fights initiating in Poor Boys in...
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Meth lab less than a block from Harrisburg police station
HARRISBURG—A meth lab was discovered after what sources say appears to be a break-in at the old American Legion building, 20 S. Main Street in Harrisburg. Police, the meth lab hazmat cleanup and the...
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Juggalo thuggin’ in tha Mills involves water department clerk
CARRIER MILLS—A very strange situation has arisen in Carrier Mills with their city water department clerk, a Juggalo, and the clerk’s daughter. The above photos are all from Facebook pages of the...
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What the hell is a “tail packer,” anyway?
HARRISBURG—The Poor Boys supporters (the biker bar known locally as “Poor Choices,” and for good reason) are busy slamming our report yesterday, such as it was, regarding the fight that broke out...
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FAILED TEEN SUICIDE ATTEMPT IN ELDORADO REPORTED
ELDORADO—We are getting a report from scanner traffic, which has been confirmed by local officials, of a 15-year-old female who tried to hang herself in a closet on Illinois Avenue in Eldorado around...
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BRIAN JAMES O’NEILL ARRESTED FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT: UPDATE
Someone ought to put down the imbecile for screwing up our morning. Not that I’d advocate anything like that; it’s just postulation, of course. HERE ARE THE CHARGES: There are two counts, one dealing...
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Harassment charges added in case of man kicking girl in the head
CRAWFORD CO.— The man accused of kicking 20-year-old Harlie Walters Johnson in the side of her head hard enough to send her to Carle Clinic for treatment, this after his daughter and step-daughter...
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