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Driver in fatal Vincennes crash identified by ISP
KNOX CO., Ind. - The driver who lost his life in a fiery Jeep crash in Vincennes yesterday has been identified by Indiana State Police. The driver has been identified as Travis Gilbert, 38, of...
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Ozark man charged in Saline with sexual abuse of teen
SALINE CO., Ill. - Among the multitude of felonies filed in Saline County in March, only a few were non-dope-related. Unfortunately, the non-dope felonies are either crimes of violence or crimes...
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Good and bad news for folks, perps, in Mt. Carmel
MT. CARMEL, Ill. - Mt. Carmel police had some good news and some bad news for folks and perps in the city, all of it contained in this MCPD activity report. The good news came on April 3, when the Mt....
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Springfield School Board Member Adam Lopez facing more lawsuits
By jmkraft on April 7, 2019 Adam Lopez SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (ECWd) – Adam Lopez, former Springfield School District 186 board president and current board member (until the newly elected board members...
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WHITE, HAMILTON: ISP District 19 announces results of ACE patrol
WHITE/HAMILTON COs., Ill. - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 19 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, has announced the results of an Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrol held in White and...
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Herrin woman pleads guilty in federal embezzlement case
U.S. DISTRICT COURT - Ann E. Darling-Batson, 58, of Herrin in Williamson County, has pleaded guilty to filing a false federal income tax return and fraudulently acquiring a controlled substance....
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Brief Harrisburg Police Department report filed
HARRISBURG, Ill. - After a crazy March, the first week of April was a little lighter of a burden for Harrisburg City Police, as this activity report bears out. Here are the arrestees and what they...
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Meth Possession gets Carmi man LONG stint in IDOC
Charles Newman CARMI, Ill. - As meth is making a comeback in southern Illinois, longer sentences for offenders are, too, as it should be. Here's a report from White County prosecutor Denton Aud, to...
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Carmi PD asking for help from community with K9
CARMI, Ill. - Carmi Police Chief Jason Carter has announced that the department is going to be looking for a new K9, and he'd like the community's help in the fundraising. Here's Chief Carter's...
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Big Clay County Sheriff’s Department report for first part of April
CLAY CO., Ill. - Perhaps the pleasant weather has made a lot more people a lot more active...but whatever is going on in Clay County, Sheriff Andy Myers and the deputies have had their work cut out...
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HARRISBURG: Arrest made in July 2018 shooting incident
Alexander McWilliams HARRISBURG, Ill. - A shooting dating back to July 2018 may have been resolves with the arrest yesterday of a Harrisburg man. The problem is, we aren't being told which...
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Traffic stops land three in hoosegow temporarily
CARMI, Ill. - Carmi police reports from earlier this week landed three White Countians in jail...temporarily, anyway. The booking-then-release occurred following three different traffic stops, with...
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Village of Alorton 3 years delinquent on filing Comptroller reports
From our friends the Edgar County Watchdogs/Illinois Leaks Jo Ann Reed By jmkraft on April 9, 2019 ALORTON, IL. (ECWd) – According to the Illinois Comptroller’s website, the Village of Alorton,...
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ISP make arrest in trooper’s fatal crash
Craig W. Dittmar PECATONICA, Ill. - Illinois State Police (ISP) officials announce the arrest of Craig W. Dittmar, 55, for his involvement in the March 28, 2019, fatal crash which resulted in the...
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Traffic and trespass comprise Carmi mid-week report
CARMI, Ill. - A simple traffic stop as well as a vague report of trespassing are the Wednesday offerings from the Carmi police activity report. The traffic stop was made at Eckerle Park in town at...
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SALINE COUNTY: Black found guilty in jury trial
Rodney Black SALINE CO., Ill. - The horror story that emerged in an Eldorado housing complex in April of 2015 was put to rest this week with the jury trial of Rodney Black, who was found guilty as...
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HARRISBURG: Shooting vic from last summer was punk sentenced to prison for...
HARRISBURG, Ill. - There were plenty of people last summer who opined that there was something hinky about a guy in Marion claiming to have been shot RIGHT before he was to go off to IDOC...and they...
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HARRISBURG: Gun crimes charged in wake of threat
Zachery Thaxton, from the 2016 arrest when he became a felon HARRISBURG, Ill. - Yet another set of gun crimes have been charged against a very young Harrisburg man, who was arrested following an...
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Hot night in Crossville Friday; two arrested after ‘drag racing’ incident
CROSSVILLE, Ill. - Two young guys who apparently don't value their driving privileges as much as they'd like people to think were arrested last night in the White County village of Crossville in...
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Apparently, Indiana is having problems with troopers being struck by...
INDIANA - A press release from the Indiana State Police this weekend seems to indicate that our neighboring state to the east is having problems with drivers striking state troopers, just like we are...
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