Kentucky felon finds out he can’t tote a weapon around southern Illinois
Jason Allen Attebury WHITE CO., Ill. - A man from Kentucky, who claimed he was "waiting on family" in the Maunie area of White County, was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon after he wasn't quite...
View ArticleCrazy Saline County report on sheriff’s department activity, end of May-early...
SALINE CO., Ill. - We say every year - as soon as the weather warms up appreciably, the criminal element starts running, kinda like sap in a tree. And with the temps turning off with some stability...
View ArticleBriefs from around the area to wrap up the news day
SO. ILL. - There are several news reports from around the area that are just briefs, basically, so we decided to fold them all in to a post for you so we could catch you up and so you don't miss out...
View ArticleKentucky man sentenced in White County on Theft count
WHITE CO., Ill. - A man from Kentucky was sentenced Wednesday in White County Circuit Court to an IDOC term, according to White County State's Attorney Denton Aud. Aud said that Christopher S. Newman,...
View ArticleMugful of trouble brewing in Carbondale
CARBONDALE, Ill. - The city of Carbondale is never a place where they're at a loss for controversial situations going on. Things are somewhat nonsensical in Carbondale (and indeed, in Jackson County...
View ArticleNorris City man stopped in Carmi, citation issued
Kevin Hosman CARMI, Ill. – A man from Norris City was the sole arrest Carmi Police made yesterday, this after an alert officer made a traffic stop. The stop was made on Kevin E. Hosman, 40, of West...
View ArticleRoad crew equipment damage on Burnt Prairie Blacktop discovered
WHITE CO., Ill. - White County Sheriff's Department officials were called to a location yesterday of damaged road work equipment on the Burnt Prairie Blacktop. Sheriff Doug Maier said that Sgt. Craig...
View ArticleMarion Narcotics Unit makes serious busts in the past week
MARION, Ill. – The local narcotics unit has been extremely successful this past week in uncovering alleged unlawful substance trafficking, as this report by the Marion Police Department Narcotics Unit...
View ArticleMan picked up on warrant after leaving dog in hot car at Walmart
Cory O'Donnell CARMI, Ill. - The annual pet-in-a-hot-car plague brought attention to a young man yesterday at Carmi's Walmart, said attention leaving him hemmed up on an outstanding warrant arrest....
View ArticleMarion man gets almost 10 years in federal prison on meth conviction
Ice MARION, Ill. - On June 5, 2018, William J. Craig, aka “Billy,” 35, of Marion, Illinois, was sentenced to 235 months of imprisonment in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine offense,...
View ArticleRandolph County man sentenced for meth offense
RANDOLPH CO., Ill. - On June 6, 2018, Jordan P. Leggans, 31, of Tilden, Illinois, was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine offense, United States Attorney for...
View ArticleFelony Friday is finally here!
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - There's no shortage of material when it comes to both felonious activity as well as alleged felonious activity...and adding in a bit of misdemeanor DUI, you have FELONY FRIDAY....
View ArticleWreck west of Effingham attributed to drowsy driving; alcohol found in vehicle
EFFINGHAM CO., Ill. - A single-vehicle accident this morning is being attributed to driving while sleepy, but the driver has been charged with illegal transportation of alcohol in the wake of the...
View ArticleFolks in Marion experiencing “spoof” phone calls
MARION, Ill. – We’ve all been victims of phone scammers, even if it’s nothing more than repeated calls from numbers we don’t recognize and if we happen to answer, it just uses up our minutes. However,...
View ArticleJASPER COUNTY: Weekend DUI north of Newton; two Robinson guys injured
JASPER CO., Ill. - The weekend DUI (a regular occurrence for the summer months) in Jasper County was charged against a driver from Robinson this particular weekend, according to information from the...
View ArticleISP says street racing was cause of Saturday motorcycle crash in Flora
FLORA, Ill. - A motorcycle crash on East Railroad Street in Flora last night sent a Louisville man to the local hospital and got him cited for street racing, according to Illinois State Police. ISP...
View ArticleYoung Olney man charged with weapons offense after Palestine pat-down
PALESTINE, Ill. - Some people may tend to think that being in possession of a pair of brass knuckles is no big deal...but in Illinois, it is. And that's what a young guy from Olney found out this past...
View ArticleMotorcycle driver and passenger seriously injured in Interstate crash
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - A motorcycle wreck on Interstate 24 at Interstate 57 in Williamson County sent a Mt. Vernon woman to an area hospital and the Indiana man operating the bike to a trauma center...
View ArticleMan who was driving truck woman jumped from in 2015 has two OPs filed against...
DARRELL NEWMAN DARREN FRANK Other man in the mix is in trouble on FTA CLAY CO. – The guy who was the last person to see a Sailor Springs woman alive is back in court in Clay County. Darren Frank,...
View ArticleCoach fired; 5-day teaching suspension without pay for taping teen’s breasts
MARSHALL – The case of a school coach being suspended without pay back in late April has barely been a blip on the radar of mainstream media in the area. And that might’ve been because of the nature...
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