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Union County man indicted on multiple child porn charges
Chad Anthony Miller UNION CO., Ill. - A young man from Dongola in Union County has been indicted on multiple child pornography counts. Chad Anthony Miller, 28, is the guy in question. Miller was...
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Wayne County man runs stop sign in Clay County, struck by Crawford County driver
CLAY CO., Ill. - Clay County Sheriff Andy Myers has released information about a two-vehicle traffic accident on U.S. 50 that's one of those "folks from all over" things we see fairly frequently....
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CARMI: When speeding, don’t compound your problems by having no insurance
Jordan Prater CARMI, Ill. - A Carmi man found out that speeding through town is a bad idea, but a worse idea is doing so without being properly insured. This is what Jordan L. Prater, 26, found out...
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Repeat offenders continue to plague Richland County felony filings
Diego Sanchez from 2011. He looks like that all the time. RICHLAND CO., Ill. - As promised when we ran the felonies filed in Richland the other day, here are some reviews of some of the repeat...
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SALINE COUNTY: Felonies filed in March show no slow-down in crim activity
SALINE CO., Ill. - Here are the felonies filed in the month of March, 2019, in Saline County; click the hotlinks to read about past mentions in the paper here. We've already featured a couple of these...
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Marion PD activity report for first couple of days of April
MARION, Ill. - Got a few Marion Police Department activity reports for you, courtesy the fine folks at MPD, for early April…and here it is. Ryan Grace, 26 of Marion has been arrested for Domestic...
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The rare non-meth felony in Richland featured in this article
John Luther RICHLAND CO., Ill. - In another non-meth-related felony filed in Richland County this past month, another frequent flyer has managed to catch trouble in a way he probably figured wouldn’t...
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One killed in I-64 crash; no positive ID made yet
Photo provided SPENCER CO., Ind. - Shortly after noon on Thursday, April 4, Indiana State Troopers responded to a fatal accident on I-64 west of Ferdinand near the 60 mile-marker. Multiple Indiana...
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Warrant arrest made on guy doing banking in Carmi
CARMI, Ill. - A Carmi man going about his business at a bank in Carmi found himself identified and arrested on a warrant unrelated to his banking activities. Carmi Police reports indicate that at 8:45...
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Citation issued after dog bites high school student
PALESTINE, Ill. - The Palestine Police Department investigated a complaint of a dog bite near the Palestine High School. At approximately 12:55 p.m. today (Friday, April 5, 2019), Chief Jeff Besing...
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California telemarketer sentenced to prison for nationwide rental listing scam
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN ILL. - Carlynne L. Davis, 34, of Lompoc, California, was sentenced earlier today to 18 months in prison for her participation in a nationwide rental listing scam. Davis...
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RICHLAND, JASPER COs. – ISP is coming your way this month
RICHLAND/JASPER COs., Ill. - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the ISP will conduct Nighttime Enforcement (NITE) patrols in Jasper and Richland...
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Crawford & Clark counties: BUCKLE UP; patrols are coming!
CRAWFORD/CLARK COs., Ill. - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the ISP will conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) in Clark and Crawford...
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Effingham, Marion, Fayette counties: Patrols for April announced
EFFINGHAM/MARION/FAYETTE COs., Ill. - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the ISP will conduct Roadside Safety Checks (RSCs) in Effingham county during...
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Convicted Child Sex Abuser Barry Wolfe’s Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea...
BY JMKRAFT ON APRIL 7, 2019 Barry S. Wolfe, IDOC mug CHARLESTON, Ill. (ECWd) – Attorneys for the State and for Defendant Barry Wolfe appeared in Coles County Circuit Court on Friday for a scheduled...
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ISP District 19 announces March activity, enforcement
CARMI, Ill. - Illinois State Police District 19 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, has announced activity and enforcement figures for the month of March. Troopers in District 19, which includes Wabash,...
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Bear with us through Monday & Tuesday…
...We have another round of treatment to get Ang through. This is the third round. We've been advised that there may have to be eight total...so this can and likely will go on for the rest of the year...
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ISP investigating Friday shooting incident in Marion
MARION, Ill. - An attempted traffic stop Friday night that ended with the driver of a vehicle - having rammed a cop car - being shot by police is still under investigation by Illinois State Police....
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Troopers investigate fatal crash on SR 61 south of Vincennes
KNOX CO., Ind. - Sunday afternoon (April 7, 2019) at approximately 4:06, Indiana State Police responded to a single vehicle crash on SR 61 south of Vincennes. Preliminary investigation revealed the...
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Carterville chick who made indirect threats to POs was sentenced
CARTERVILLE, Ill. - Remember this article about this chick who thought it would be a good idea to make harassing and threatening phone calls to federal public officials...? She's been sentenced as of...
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