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Tip leads to arrest of man wanted on probation violation in Crawford County
PALESTINE, Ill. - A tip submitted by a law enforcement officer to the village police chief in Palestine lead to the arrest of a man wanted on a felony probation violation warrant. On Monday evening...
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ISP District 19 announces upcoming use of Roadside Safety Checks
DISTRICT 19 CARMI, Ill. - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 19 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the ISP will conduct a Roadside Safety Check (RSC) in Hamilton County during December. The...
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SALINE, GALLATIN, WHITE, WAYNE: Results of various patrols released by ISP...
DISTRICT 19, CARMI - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 19 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, has announced the results of a Special Traffic Enforcement Patrol (sTEP) conducted in various counties in...
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Body of man found in Oblong park identified by authorities
CRAWFORD CO., Ill. - The body of a man found at the city park in Oblong has been identified by authorities in Crawford County. Crawford County Coroner Earl Deckard said that the body was that of...
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Meth arrests, burglary and more highlight Flora Police report
FLORA, Ill. - Flora's police department has had the usual crim offerings of meth crimes, burglary, and lots more, all to be found in the police report provided by Chief John Nicholson. Monday,...
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Marion man in custody after death of infant
Devin A. O'Daniell WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - A 25-year-old man is being held in the Williamson County Jail after having been accused of injuring his own child in Marion, so badly that the baby boy later...
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CLAY COUNTY: Folks from Lawrenceville, Effingham, Wayne County in Sheriff’s...
CLAY CO., Ill. - Clay County Sheriff Andy Myers has released his departmental report that covers the majority of November (9th to 26th), and it's big one involving all kinds of out-of-county peeps, so...
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HARRISBURG ROC ONE-STOP ROBBED AT GUNPOINT
HARRISBURG, Ill. - Harrisburg Police Chief David Morris has released information about the frightening situation that occurred last night at one of the city's convenience store/gas stations. Morris...
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Inmate reported beaten at Williamson County Jail; sources advise it was...
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - Williamson County authorities are being very cautious about releasing information regarding a jail battery that occurred Saturday, but our sources are advising that the victim...
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WATSON: Another suicide reported; sheriff’s department investigating
WATSON/EFFINGHAM CO., Ill. - Another suicide - the third to hit the coverage area in a little less than a week - has occurred, this one in the village of Watson in Effingham County. A press release...
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Warrant arrests bring in two in separate Carmi cases
CARMI, Ill. - Two frequent flyers in White (and surrounding) counties helped White take in a little more revenue yesterday in the city of Carmi. Jordan Dotson The first came about at 10:38 yesterday...
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This week’s sentencings, Crawford County: Three to IDOC
CRAWFORD CO., Ill. - Crawford County State's Attorney Matt Hartrich managed to get some prison sentences for three crims in his county this week, all of them occurring on Monday, November 26. Kenneth...
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Six people die in Indiana house fire
Photo by Indiana State Police CASS CO., Ill. - A house fire at 4317 Pottawatomie Point Road, rural Logansport, Indiana in Cass County has resulted in the deaths of six people ranging in age from...
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Florida man found guilty of traveling to southern Illinois to engage in sex...
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS - Emmanuel D. Abdon, 31, a resident of Florida, was found guilty by a federal jury of enticement of minor (Count 1) and travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct (Count...
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KRATOM NEWS: Leading scientists release letter critical of FDA’s 8-factor...
WASHINGTON, DC - Leading scientists have made public a 33-page letter they have sent to the heads of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
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Williamson County State’s Attorney: Child’s death IS being treated as...
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - Williamson County State's Attorney Brandon Zanotti has weighed in on the incident almost a week ago that ultimately caused the death of a 3-month-old baby and got Devin...
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Baby’s body discovered after he and mother go missing; authorities ask for...
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. - Authorities in the Metro-East area are asking for assistance from the public on a matter that developed this past weekend. On Saturday, November 24, 2018 the Alton Police...
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AG Madigan issues statement on Catholic church investigation
ILLINOIS - Attorney General Lisa Madigan today issued a statement regarding her ongoing investigation into the Catholic Church that has prompted Illinois dioceses to disclose additional names of...
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Authorities in White County looking for woman who was sentenced in absentia
WHITE CO., Ill. - A woman was sentenced in absentia earlier this week in White County, and authorities are asking the public for assistance in locating her to let her know she's going to prison. Julie...
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Urbana Schools Asst. Superintendent arraigned on eavesdropping charge
From our friends the Edgar County Watchdogs By jmkraft on November 29, 2018 URBANA, IL. (ECWd) – Samual J. Byndom, Assistant Superintendent of Schools at Urbana School District 116, was charged earlier...
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