Clik here to view.
MARION, JONESBORO MEN SENTENCED FOR FEDERAL METH OFFENSES
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, BENTON - Troy A. Smith, 45, of Jonesboro, and Jeremiah Lee Jae Sadler, a/k/a “Jeremiah L. Sadler,” 37, of Marion, were recently sentenced to federal prison on methamphetamine...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LAWRENCEVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH SEX ASSAULT IN PALESTINE
CRAWFORD CO., Ill. - An arrest has been made in a six-month-long investigation into a Palestine, Illinois, sex assault of two young girls. Press information submitted by the Palestine Police...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NEW ILLINOIS LAWS FOR 2017…AND NO INDICATION THAT ANY WERE DONE AWAY WITH
ILLINOIS - Below you'll find a reference guide to a set of new laws Illinois will be putting into effect January 1, and none of them are really going to make any changes that will help us. Some...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SALEM MAN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER SHOTS FIRED AT McDONALD’S
SALEM, Ill. - Formal charges may be pending against a Salem man in an incident late Thursday night at the city's McDonald's. According to police, Quintin D. Goostree, 21, was at the McD's Thursday,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
METH MANUFACTURER SENTENCED IN JEFFCO
JEFFERSON CO., Ill. - Remember this situation with the HRT in Ina this past summer? Well, one of those arrested in that incident has bothered to enter a plea in exchange for a significant sentence,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
EAST ST. LOUIS MAN SENTENCED FOR HEROIN AND FIREARMS OFFENSES
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that Brandy C. Anderson, age 33, of East St. Louis, Illinois, was sentenced today to 100...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DUI CITED AFTER CRASH NEAR NEWTON
JASPER CO., Ill. - It's the weekend, so that means another DUI citation following a crash in Jasper County. Illinois State Police said this one occurred early this morning (1:08 a.m. Sunday,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WRECK ON 130 INVOLVES THREE CARS, YOUNG DRIVER CITED
JASPER CO., Ill. - A wreck on Illinois 130 sent one driver to the hospital and left a youthful driver with citations. Illinois State Police in District 12 said the crash took place this morning...
View ArticleClik here to view.
INTERSTATE WRECK IN MARION COUNTY SENDS FAMILY TO SALEM TWP HOSPITAL
MARION CO., Ill. - A family of four was sent to Salem Township Hospital late Christmas night in an interstate rollover accident. Illinois State Police worked the wreck, which happened just before 11...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DUI CITED AS CAUSE OF SINGLE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT
A Christmas Day wreck is going to be expensive for a woman from Indianapolis, who apparently was doing a little holiday partying prior to getting on the road. Illinois State Police said the accident...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CREEP RUNS OVER CAT ON CHRISTMAS DAY IN CROSSVILLE; TRUCK SOUGHT
WHITE CO., Ill. - What appears to have been an intentional act to kill a family pet is being investigated in White County, and authorities are looking for the suspect. White County Sheriff's reports...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SPEED A FACTOR IN EARLY-MORNING CRASH, SAYS ISP
MARION CO., Ill. - Illinois State Police said that speed was a factor in a single-vehicle crash early this morning in Marion County. ISP said the crash occurred at 5:45 a.m. this morning, Tuesday,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CHRISTMAS NIGHT ALTERCATION IN MAUNIE; ONE PARTY MAY HAVE BEEN DRUNK
WHITE CO., Ill. - An altercation in Maunie, with one of the two parties allegedly drunk, probably ruined what would otherwise have been a nice Christmas day for a family there. As reported by White...
View Article’Burg woman busted for boosting colic drops
SALINE CO.— A Harrisburg woman is facing a felony after police say she walked out of a local pharmacy with an item for sale that she didn’t bother paying for. According to the formal charge, on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Former mayor’s job suspended in appeals court
Eric Gregg SALINE CO. – Those who were jumping up and down with glee back in October when a former Harrisburg mayor was reinstated to his state job – which he lied in order to obtain, as documents...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Defining irony: Farmers sue GMO company that government forces them to use...
WABASH CO. – A massive genetically-modified corn lawsuit has been filed in Wabash County. And unfortunately, the issue isn’t with the dangers of genetically-modified organisms (GMO), but rather, it’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Convicted in Clay weapons case: Wayne County kid sparks mess with Facebook pic
This is the photo that was posted publicly; people contacting Disclosure opined that the family seemed to be “proud” of their criminal (behind the glass), and their rants on social media and in emails...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Frivolous charge over Facebook post nolle pros’d by new prosecutor
Bill Milner makes himself a hero first few weeks on the job As featured in the November-December edition of Disclosure, here is the offending Facebook post made by Shirlena Barnes, below, that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sheriff’s brother catches meth charge
RICHLAND/WHITE COs. – The brother of the White County sheriff has been charged in Richland County with a meth crime. Bradley W. Maier, 49, of South State Street in Crossville (White County), the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Battery on high school grounds alleged in civil suit
RICHLAND CO. – The problem with bullying and violence in the schools has hit Richland County by way of a lawsuit against the school and staff. Filed December 15, the complaint outlines a situation of...
View Article