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Salem man does donuts on Walmart parking lot in Carmi; busted after...
William Scott South CARMI, Ill. - It's sad that the terms "dimwit" and "donut" must be used in the same article, but here we are. That's about the most accurate description of events in the case of a...
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Illinois Sheriffs’ Association announces scholarships
WHITE CO., Ill. - The Illinois Sheriffs' Association has announced that it will be awarding over $50,000 in college scholarships throughout the state of Illinois to students wishing to pursue higher...
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Former pharmacy owner headed to prison for bogus claims to health insurers
RED BUD, Ill. - The pharmacist and former owner of Gibson’s Discount Drugs in Red Bud, Illinois, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for engaging in a scheme to defraud federal health care...
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MAN BEING HELD IN CAPE GIRARDEAU ON MARION, ILLINOIS, MURDER
Pathologist says man was 'chopped and sliced' with a machete MARION, Ill. - A suspect has been charged and is being held in Cape Girardeau currently in the case of a murder that was investigated as a...
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NIGHTMARE IN PALOS HILLS: Suburban Chicago township under fire from ‘Arab...
And police just let it happen.... PALOS HILLS, Ill. - Apparently, what's going on in Palos Hills, a suburb of Chicago, doesn't fit the narrative to which mainstream media adheres when it comes to...
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Disturbance in Carmi leads to multiple 911 calls; local felon arrested
Michael S. Boren CARMI, Ill. - A Carmi meth felon who's been off the radar for awhile popped back on to it early this morning after creating a ruckus that prompted multiple 911 calls...and got him...
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RICHLAND COUNTY: Wreck on 130 sends driver to hospital in Olney
RICHLAND CO., Ill. - A young woman from Cowden was injured when, ISP reports, she rear-ended a Kenworth truck that was turning off Illinois Route 130 this morning (Thursday, January 24, 2019)....
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Grayville man sentenced in Edwards County case
Joey Stoneberger EDWARDS CO., Ill. - A Grayville man who has spent the larger part of his life being in trouble in one county after another is headed off to another stint in the Illinois Department of...
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Federal grand jury indicts man for illegal possession of firearm and drugs
ST. CLAIR CO., Ill. - A federal grand jury has indicted Demetrius O. Ward, 42, for Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Possession of a Controlled Substance in connection with his illegal possession...
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Former federal Greenville inmate will remain behind bars after shanking...
GREENVILLE, Ill. - The federal prison sentence for Detrick L. Layfield just got a lot longer. The 40-year-old inmate has been sentenced to nearly eight more years in custody for assaulting another...
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RICHLAND COUNTY: Meth conspiracy sends Olney man to prison for more than 20...
Justin R. Mason, Richland County mug U.S. DISTRICT COURT - Justin R. Mason, 35, of Olney, Illinois, has been sentenced to 262 months in federal prison on methamphetamine-related charges, Steven D....
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TRAFFIC ALERT: ‘Slow roll’ to happen Saturday on Interstate 57
MARION/EFFINGHAM, Ill. - If you're going to be traveling north out of or through Marion in Williamson County, Illinois, on Saturday, January 26, you might want to consider Route 37 as an alternative...
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Mt. Carmel police have an interesting week
MT. CARMEL, Ill. – It’s been an interesting week for Mt. Carmel city police, as this report for the week of January 20 through 24, 2019, reveals. Indiana peeps popped on paraphernalia The action...
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Alton man admits to producing, distributing child porn
ALTON, Ill. - Travis J. Varble, 42, of Alton, has pleaded guilty to producing and distributing child pornography using a minor identified in court documents as “K.M.” The offenses were committed...
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Marion City Police report, third week of January
MARION, Ill. - Here's a brief rundown of the activity of the City of Marion Police Department's recent activities. Eric Medina, 25 of Marion has been arrested for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and...
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It’s that time of year, apparently: Fires all over Lawrence County
LAWRENCE CO., Ill. - Traditionally, it seems that January is the time of year when arsons (also known as "mysterious fires") seem to pop up all over Lawrence County...and this year is no exception....
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Two-vehicle crash in Cumberland County sends drivers to hospitals
CUMBERLAND CO., Ill. - A two-vehicle crash this morning sent two women - one age 17, one age 66 - to area hospitals for treatment of injuries sustained. Illinois State Police in District 12 worked the...
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Arrest made, murder charges filed in Alexander County shooting
Johnny L. Warren ALEXANDER CO., Ill. - An arrest has been made in the situation down in Alexander County wherein a Tamms woman was found dead of a gunshot wound. Stacy Carter-Gonzales The community of...
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State court in Marion County handles sales, income tax case
From Doug Loy's Facebook page MARION CO., Ill. - More often than not, income tax crimes and theft of government funds on that level are generally handled by the feds, but when it's a case involving...
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This weekend’s ‘suspicious death’– in Herrin
HERRIN, Ill. - Following last weekend's suspicious death in Marion, wherein a local guy has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of murder, now this weekend is seeing another, this on in...
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