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Early drinker alleged to have made threats in Palestine
PALESTINE, Ill. - Palestine Police Chief Jeff Besing has released information on an incident that occurred this morning in the village. Besing said that at approximately 10:35 a.m. this morning...
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Golf cart v. Silverado sends elderly Olney man to hospital
OLNEY, Ill. - An elderly Olney man has been taken to Deaconess Hospital in Evansville after a traffic accident this afternoon ejected him from the golf cart he was tooling around in. Illinois State...
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Indiana resident sentenced to prison for drug, firearm offenses
MARSHALL, Ill. - Craig Wayne Wilson, also known as “Nathaniel R. Smith,” 40, a resident of Terre Haute, Indiana, was sentenced in federal court today to 120 months in prison for drug and firearm...
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Driver runs stop sign, impacts second car in Clay County
CLAY CO., Ill. - A driver and a passenger were flown to out-of-area hospitals Tuesday evening following a two-vehicle crash on Kinmundy Road in Clay County. Illinois State Police report that the...
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Vehicle overturn on Illinois 13 at Division in Carterville
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - A two-vehicle accident with overturn of one sent three to area hospitals and got one of them cited Tuesday in Carterville. Illinois State Police in District 13 worked the...
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Saline County state’s attorney tells about Emmons sentencing; nothing...
Jaydon Emmons SALINE CO., Ill. - Saline County State's Attorney Jayson Clark has issued a press release a month after a guilty plea of a young man who was shot a couple of weeks ago. However, there's...
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HOMICIDE IN CRAWFORD COUNTY, TWO IN CUSTODY
CRAWFORD CO., Ill. - A shooting in the Crawford County community of Bellair north of Oblong has left one woman dead and two individuals - one her own daughter - in custody and charged with First...
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**UPDATE** CREAL SPRINGS MAN HAS BEEN FOUND
UPDATE, 7:45 Mr. Donaldson has been located, this occurring at some point in time between 7 and 7:30 p.m. We have no word on his condition. Below is the original post. CREAL SPRINGS, Ill. - A ground...
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Saline County arrest report, July 16 through 24, 2018
SALINE CO., Ill. – The Saline County Sheriff’s Office arrest report for the week covering July 16th through 24th, as provided by Chief Deputy Ken Clore. July 16 Christopher Kovach Christopher A....
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Young Albion man sentenced in EC court on Battery counts
Ivan Hinds Jr. EDWARDS CO., Ill. - A young Albion man with a bad temper and little urge to control it has been sentenced for his latest infraction in Edwards County Circuit court. Edwards County...
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‘Aggressive dogs’ call leads to arrest of guy on Jasper County warrant
PALESTINE, Ill.- Palestine Police Chief Jeff Besing has the most interesting investigations, and what happened Wednesday proves it. Besing reports that at approximately 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 25,...
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Insight into two-vehicle collision in Clay: Colclasure was fleeing police
Jamie Colclasure CLAY CO., Ill. - A bit of backstory about the car crash that sent two by helicopter to regional hospitals Tuesday has been submitted by Clay County Sheriff Andy Myers. Myers said that...
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Woman charged in White County Jail escape sentenced on pending charge
Wendi Owen WHITE CO., Ill. - One of the individuals accused of assisting the White County Jail escapees last month has been sentenced on a pending matter in that county's court. White County State's...
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Mexican citizen sentenced to 15+ years in federal prison for drug, gun...
SO. ILL. - Cesar David Grangel, 49, a citizen of Mexico and undocumented resident of California, has been sentenced in federal court for a drug conspiracy and a firearm trafficking conspiracy, United...
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS: A benefit for a worthy cause to be held in Harrisburg...
Indy Jones HARRISBURG, Ill. - Folks in Saline County and surrounding areas have the chance to make a difference in the life of a toddler who's fighting a devastating illness. A benefit for Indy Jones,...
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Geezer-looking guy alleged to have robbed bank in Benton
Photo provided, Benton Police Department BENTON, Ill. - Just when you thought you'd heard it all, along comes an old guy who's alleged to have conducted a brazen robbery. A bank robbery, no less. The...
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Reckless Homicide charged in early-morning car-v-motorcycle fatal
MARION CO., Ill. - A car-v-motorcycle crash very early this morning left the motorcycle rider dead and the other driver arrested on a charge of Reckless Homicide just outside of Salem this morning on...
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Elderly Marion man in jail at Williamson on Benton bank robbery
Photo provided, Benton Police Department WILLIAMSON/FRANKLIN COs., Ill. - The man who is accused of robbing a bank in Benton earlier today has been identified and is in jail in Marion. Arthur Bays, 81,...
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Reichert trial begins in Jackson County
Christian Reichert JACKSON CO., Ill. - The trial of a man whose mid-2016 arrest created a firestorm of controversy in Williamson County has begun in neighboring Jackson County. Christian Reichert, 26,...
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Drug Identification Class to be held in Williamson County
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - Ever wonder what certain dope looks like? Even if we live in the land of meth-central, many of us have never seen meth, cocaine, heroin and many other illicit substances except...
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