AG Madigan files lawsuit over ticket scheme
ILLINOIS - Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against a California woman who has used dozens of aliases and assumed business names to create and sell tickets for fake events in...
View ArticleAnother treat for you: Print Headlines for April 2018!
We're speeding along with the Print Headlines that we missed owing to circumstances beyond our control (*coffcoff*hack* Lyme *coff*), and today we're presenting you with the missed Print Headlines...
View ArticleMt. Carmel police make crystal meth arrest after months-long investigation
MT. CARMEL, Ill. - Mt. Carmel Police made an arrest earlier today following a months-long investigation into delivery of meth. Mt. Carmel Police Detective Sgt. Ryan Turner said that earlier today...
View ArticleDeadly head-on bus crash in upstate Illinois claims two, many injured
McLEAN CO., Ill. - Two men were killed yesterday evening in a head-on collision involving a semi and a school bus, Illinois State Police in District 6 said last night (Wednesday, December 5) at around...
View ArticleFraudulent check at Flora bank resolved thanks to high-vis vest
NOT the thing to wear to a defrauding event CLAY CO., Ill. - A distinctive item of apparel proved to NOT be the garment of choice for a guy from Kentucky who allegedly attempted to defraud a Flora bank...
View ArticleROBOCALLS TARGETED: Illinois AG says ‘enough’ on annoying phone calls
ILLINOIS - Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced she is joining with a bipartisan group of 38 other attorneys general to stop or reduce annoying and harmful robocalls. “Robocalls are an...
View Article“Pork Chop” charged federally with drug and gun offenses
Pork chop. Is cooked. WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - Randall L. Walker, aka “Pork Chop,” and “Chop,” of Marion, has been charged by indictment with unlawful distribution of heroin and unlawful possession of a...
View ArticleFelon arrested for domestic battery found armed with stun gun
Christopher Blazier CARMI, Ill. - A White County felon found his troubles compounded when police picked him up on a domestic battery complaint, and subsequently found a stun gun on his person. Carmi...
View ArticleHey WILLIAMSON COUNTY….it’s finally FELONY FRIDAY!
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - What's a Friday in Williamson County without some felonious happenings to keep you entertained and informed? Let's get to it and find out what felonies were either filed or...
View ArticleFormer Jefferson County school administrator sentenced to prison for Theft,...
Sabrina Wheatley JEFFERSON CO., Ill. - Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a former school administrator was sentenced to prison for embezzling more than $100,000 from a Jefferson County...
View ArticleCrawford County Sheriff facing FOIA lawsuit for failing to produce public...
From our friends the Edgar County Watchdogs Bill Rutan By Kirk Allen on December 6, 2018 Crawford Co. (ECWd) – The Crawford County Sheriff has refused to produce certain records connected to seized...
View ArticleRing security app catches guy on lawn; more vandalism reported
Screencap, with alleged vandal circled in red MARION, Ill. - A family in Marion is fairly upset this evening after their Ring.com app caught an alleged vandal trespassing on their lawn, and with other...
View ArticleMt. Carmel Police Department activity, first week of December 2018
MT. CARMEL, Ill. - The Mt. Carmel Police Department activity report has now been made available, and covers December 3 through the 7th, 2018. On December 3, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Tyler L. Wade,...
View ArticleNo explanation for why Colorado driver went off the road in Fayette County crash
FAYETTE CO., Ill. - Another "leaving the road for unknown reasons" crash has sent a Colorado driver to a St. Louis hospital with apparently serious injuries after an early-morning Fayette County...
View ArticleICYMI: Murder charge added in the case of infant death, Williamson County
Devin A. O'Daniell WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - When the site was down yesterday (Wednesday, December 12), we received press information about the situation involving Devin O'Daniell, the Marion man accused...
View ArticleSaline County warrant served on White County man in Carmi
CARMI, Ill. - A man from Carmi turned himself in on a Saline County warrant earlier today in White County. William S. Mitchell, 52, of the 400 block of James Avenue in Carmi, turned himself in on the...
View ArticleInvestigation into shooting incident at Dennis Intermediate School continues
RICHMOND, Ind. – The investigation into the shooting incident that occurred yesterday morning (Thursday, December 13) at Dennis Intermediate School in Richmond remains ongoing. This is expected to be...
View ArticleJordan busted AGAIN, this time with meth
WHITE CO., Ill. - A local offender has been jailed after being busted again, this time with meth. And maybe that latter fact will finally get Joseph Levi Jordan sent off to prison to dry out for a...
View ArticlePlenty of repeat offenders turn up in Clay County Sheriff’s report
CLAY CO., Ill. - The figurative definition of Hades being little but repetition seems to hold true for particular crims in particular counties in southern Illinois. And today's offering out of Clay...
View ArticleMarion PD asks: Do you know this guy…?
MARION, Ill. - Take a good look at the guy in the photo here, as well as the auto he's next to; you could be the person who helps Marion Police solve a crime. MPD Detectives are currently looking to...
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