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BREAKING: FEDERAL INDICTMENT HANDED DOWN TO MAYOR AND ACCOMPLICE
BRIDGEPORT/U.S. DISTRICT COURT—MAYOR MAX SCHAUF HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A FEDERAL GRAND JURY. Here’s the press release from the U.S. Attorney in Benton: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MAYOR AND INDIANA MAN INDICTED...
View ArticleLawrence authorities continue investigation into remains found Wednesday
LAWRENCE CO.—Officials have released very little about the human remains located next to a box culvert off U.S. 50 in Lawrence County Wednesday. However, we have learned this morning that the...
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Former sheriff said to be in holding in Marion…with a bit of a problem
U.S. DISTRICT COURT—The saga of former Gallatin County sheriff is getting more and more bizarre. Raymond Martin, as is common knowledge by now, has been brought back from federal detention in...
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Fight in Gallatin County involved fists, but not guns or knives
GALLATIN CO.—A fight that broke out this afternoon in Gallatin County was initially reported to have been conducted with either a gun or a knife, but neither proved to be the case: it was fisticuffs...
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FIERY CRASH REPORTED NEAR CARRIER MILLS
UPDATE: 10:31 P.M.: WE ARE GETTING REPORTS THAT CORTEZ RAN INTO THE WOODS AND COLLAPSED. EMTS LOCATED HIM UNCONSCIOUS IN THE WOODS. HE IS NOW SEDATED AND THEY HAVE INSERTED A BREATHING TUBE TO ASSIST...
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Wreck at Shagwell’s in Harrisburg results in warrant service
HARRISBURG—Details are still coming in, but there’s been a wreck at E.L. Shagwell’s in Harrisburg. There are only a couple of definitives we know about it. One is that it was car vs. pole. Here’s the...
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American Coal owner’s prayer and goodbye to many employees
U.S.–Much is being made over the layoffs at American Coal in Galatia as well as other locations in the country, including Utah where the company has operations. Robert E. Murray. Kinda puts us in mind...
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Bridgeport mayor tearing down building; damages car parked on street
BRIDGEPORT—Residents of this Lawrence County burg are wondering why the rush to get the old American Legion building torn down, after a fire destroyed it early Wednesday morning…and we’ve learned that...
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Stolen vehicle incident turns into fugitive incident
LAWRENCE CO.—An incident with what turned out to be a stolen vehicle last night ended with a car crash and a man fleeing on foot; and so far, it looks like he has managed to get away. During a routine...
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MASSIVE FIRE BEING FOUGHT IN ELDORADO: FINAL UPDATE; FIRE IS OUT
UPDATES IN RED UPDATE 7:05—FIRE HAS BEEN DECLARED OUT; RAIN IS SETTING IN. ELDORADO—We don’t know much about this fire right now, except that it’s in the vicinity of the old reservoir, and earlier...
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Welding shop burns; Highway 34 closed down for a time
RALEIGH—We’re working on collecting information about this fire that apparently broke out at around 3 a.m. this morning at the welding shop of Wallace Manufacturing near Raleigh Redi-Mix on 34 between...
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Sex crimes, DUI drugs and theft featured on police report
CRAWFORD CO.— A Robinson man has been charged with multiple sex offenses after authorities say he had sexual intercourse with a victim between the ages of 6-13. Bruce Allen Bridgewater, 36, has been...
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Continued violence out of IYC youth prison
SALINE CO.— It appears guards and staff at the Illinois Youth Center (IYC, teen prison), located at 1201 West Poplar St., Harrisburg, continue to be attacked. Do to the secrecy surrounding the prison,...
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County sponsored meth dealer charged
RICHLAND CO.— An Indiana woman has been charged with delivering methamphetamine in June. As usual, authorities will not explain to the public why it has taken five months to file the charge. Both...
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Bomb threat called in at high school
This was the scene outside Newton Community High School at about 12:50 p.m. on Monday, November 5, about 40 minutes after a bomb threat was called in to the school. Authorities acted swiftly and...
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Police chief endures scrutiny over being placed on leave
MT. CARMEL—Failure of the Mt. Carmel city council to reach a workable resolution for a very serious health problem their police chief is suffering lead to a week’s worth of recrimination that the...
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Man once under suspicion in Okla. murder hemmed up in Carrier Mills
CARRIER MILLS—A man who just a year ago was the subject of a murder investigation in Oklahoma was busted in Carrier Mills in mid-October on an unrelated charge. Bringing reproach upon a group that’s...
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And the voters WIN this election
LAWRENCE CO.—Plagued by arguments over budget, use of resources and overall effectiveness and ability, the contention over the office of state’s attorney in Lawrence County was settled decidedly by...
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Remains still unidentified — ISP aware of concerns of Ed Hataway family
LAWRENCE CO.—Authorities aren’t being clear on how exactly skeletal human remains were discovered on Wednesday, November 7, but the Illinois State Police are taking the discovery seriously enough to...
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Arrest; fiery car crash: connected?
SALINE CO.—A man well-known in Harrisburg for his long-alleged connection to those in the drug world has been arrested on serious charges; and within two weeks, a car crash involving two Carrier Mills...
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