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Carmi man sentenced in stolen vehicle, assault case
Jason L. Digby WHITE CO., Ill. - A man from Carmi in repeated trouble with the law in White County will be giving law enforcement and the courts a break, following his sentencing earlier today in court...
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Man from Litchfield killed in another “left the roadway for unknown reasons”...
WAYNE CO., Ill. - Another one of those "vehicle left the roadway for unknown reasons" accidents has left a man from Litchfield dead in Wayne County. Illinois State Police in District 19 Carmi report...
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Critter found in Clark County roadway subject of sheriff’s office post
CLARK CO., Ill. - A lizardly critter was making all kinds of waves up in Clark County today, and even has the sheriff's department asking, effectively, "Who owns this lil guy?" Because he's obviously...
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Meth bust made following traffic stop in Carmi
Billy Horn CARMI, Ill. - Two Carmi residents were taken into custody early this morning after Carmi police, effecting a traffic stop, made a discovery of plenty of meth in the vehicle. Carmi Police...
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Not like we didn’t write about this for years: City of Marion sued by Mall
Yes, it's as empty as it looks MARION, Ill. - A press release as issued by Illinois Star Centre Mall underscores a couple of things: The abject corruption in the way the city of Marion has been run for...
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Carmi convict still posing as Belleville resident arrested after he calls...
Anthony Cortez Bridges WHITE CO., Ill. - A local felon whose ID still shows a Belleville address was arrested by Carmi police yesterday after an incident in which he called the law on someone, law...
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Alleged stalker, identified on social media, arrested and charged in Marion
As posted on Fecesbook MARION, Ill. - A man who was the subject of multiple complaints in the city of Marion - and was identified on social media as a "stalker" - has been charged in Williamson County....
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Talk about your misleading headlines: No, it’s not illegal to post mugshots
A representation of what happens when you google the word "mugshots" in images SO. ILL. - We came across the below click-bait-y headline while perusing local news sites this morning. Scroll down to...
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Our tech guy gets to see Trump in Evansville
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Our tech guy, Chris, saw the president in Kentucky here while back, and on Thursday, he got fired up and traveled from here in Harrisburg to Evansville in the heat to see him AGAIN....
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Authorities looking for runaway from Williamson County; believed to be in...
Jaliyah Harris-Scott WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - Williamson County Sheriff Bennie Vick is asking for help from the public in locating a runaway juvenile. Jaliyah Harris-Scott, 16 years of age from Colp,...
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Hyatt arrested at Danny’s Pool Room on Wabash POA warrant
CP HYatt WHITE CO., Ill. - “Crazy” Patti Hyatt (not our nickname for her; this is as she’s known in Crossville) has been sending us repeated threats recently, via Fecesbook messaging, email, and when...
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FELONY FRIDAY: What the folks in Williamson have been up to this week
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. – Felony Friday has finally arrived, and it would appear that people were managing to avoid trouble this past week, by comparison to previous weeks…if the numbers are the...
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Walking domestic results in arrest of Carmi man
Larry Tyree CARMI, Ill. - A "walking domestic" (as opposed to the inert kind, or maybe as opposed to the "rolling domestic" in a car) resulted in the arrest of a Carmi man yesterday, according to Carmi...
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Another IGA set to close, this one in Marion
MARION, Ill. - Employees of Borowiak's IGA in Marion say they were shocked to learn of the closing of the West Main Street location. They said it had been previously mentioned but nothing was ever...
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SALINE COUNTY SHERIFF RESIGNS
The resignation letter was submitted this afternoon (Saturday, September 1) Saline County Sheriff Keith Brown SALINE CO., Ill. - Three-term sheriff D. Keith Brown has resigned his post effective...
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Multiple injuries, one fatality, in Interstate wreck outside of Effingham
EFFINGHAM CO., Ill. - An early-morning collision between a semi and a Dodge Caravan injured several individuals from upstate, and claimed the life of an elderly passenger in the van. Illinois State...
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Hardin County Sheriff has a solution for his jail that will benefit EVERYONE
Hardin County Sheriff JT Fricker HARDIN CO., Ill. - Leave it to practical-minded Hardin County Sheriff JT Fricker to come up with a solution to an issue that's kind of crippled county residents and...
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Williamson County commissioner battles cell phone citation…sort of
BRENT GENTRY WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - Brent Gentry might be a county commissioner in Williamson...but that doesn't exempt him from a traffic citation. Especially for using a cell phone while driving,...
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Updates on progress with website, other changes
We just sent out a second batch of refunds to subscribers, and wanted to let everyone know that. Some of our refunds have been taking a long time to get to certain locales; we've noticed that these...
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Arrest made after call for domestic fight in progress; Indiana man taken into...
PALESTINE, Ill. - The Palestine Police Department was called to a domestic fight in progress in the 400 block of E. Franklin Street just after midnight today (Sunday, September 2.) Chief Jeff Besing...
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