Police chief arrested for Battery and Official Misconduct
KNOX CO., Ind. - Tuesday morning, April 23, Indiana State Police initiated a criminal investigation after being contacted by the Knox County Prosecutor’s Office regarding an incident that occurred at...
View ArticleOrdinance violations get teen arrested on warrants
PALESTINE, Ill. - It's a pretty sad day when you get picked up on outstanding warrants of arrest for...local ordinance violations. Yet that's just what happened, according to Palestine Police Chief...
View ArticleCLAY CO.: Collecting folks from all around on warrant arrests
Plenty of Scott's Law violations cited, too CLAY CO., Ill. - Clay County Sheriff's deputies were like a good Kirby vacuum in mid-April: They were going around sucking up everybody in the county who...
View ArticleHerrin man sentenced in Williamson County Court
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - A convicted felon from Herrin will be spending a bit of time in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) following a sentencing earlier this morning. Williamson County...
View ArticleMarion residents: Do you see your gun here?
MARION, Ill. - A Marion Police Narcotics Unit investigation has led to the arrest of three persons with multiple stolen guns found inside a home on South Duncan Street yesterday (Tuesday, April 22,...
View ArticleAnhydrous tank overturned near Farina; no health threat at this time
FAYETTE CO., Ill. - Illinois State Police are on the scene of a traffic situation near the town of Farina after a vehicle incident has resulted in an overturned anhydrous tank. ISP released this...
View ArticleMt. Carmel crim report: A few arrests, and a sentencing to boot
MT. CARMEL, Ill. - Mt. Carmel Police had just a few incidents to report, so we opted to bring you a sentencing along with it (since it all happened in Mt. C. anyway). Here are the incidents on April...
View ArticleMarion PD activity report, mid-month April 2019
MARION, Ill. - Here’s a Marion Police Department activity report covering last week, April 15 through the 22nd, 2019. Nicholas Evrard, 33 of Marion has been issued citations for Failure to Reduce...
View ArticleIdentity of driver killed in Hardin County crash released
HARDIN/SALINE COs., Ill. - A single-vehicle crash Tuesday night (April 23, 2019) claimed the life of a Saline County teen, and authorities released the identity earlier today, Wednesday, April 24....
View ArticleDUI cited after single-vehicle crash, Clay County
CLAY CO., Ill. - Illinois State Police have called alcohol a factor following an early-morning crash that got a Clay County woman cited today. ISP reports that the accident occurred at 2:50 a.m. this...
View ArticlePrison spells the end of the road for man who led police on high-speed chase
CAHOKIA, Ill. - A man who once bragged about outrunning the cops won’t be going anywhere for a while. Lee E. Nichols, 35, of Cahokia, Illinois, has been sentenced to 71 months in federal prison for...
View ArticleISP announces sentencing of Casino Queen thief; stole $10k
Christopher Coleman EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Illinois State Police (ISP) officials announce the sentencing of Christopher Coleman to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. On August 31,...
View ArticleAnyone still questioning uselessness of MSM needs to read this about ‘kissing...
A triatomine (kissing bug); photo from the Centers for Disease Contro We were somewhat astonished when earlier this week, and all of a sudden, news reports started popping up about the critters known...
View ArticleBody pulled from Ohio River in Alexander County: No ID yet
ALEXANDER CO., Ill. - Authorities have yet to confirm the identity of a body brought ashore in Alexander County on Monday, April 22. However, the body has at least been identified as that of a white...
View ArticleEdgewood woman was victim in fatal Shelby County crash
EFFINGHAM/SHELBY COs., Ill. - A passenger in one of two vehicles involved in a crash in Tower Hill (Shelby County) Sunday night has been identified as a woman from Edgewood. Illinois State Police...
View ArticleFormer school admin secretary charged with theft of school funds
MARION CO., Ill. - A woman who is a former secretary to a superintendent in the Sandoval school district has been charged with a very serious theft count, alleging she stole from the school for which...
View ArticleISP D12 participating in third annual Distracted Driving week
DISTRICT 12, Effingham, Ill. - The third annual Illinois Distracted Driving Awareness Week is a coordinated effort between the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP), AAA, The Illinois State...
View ArticleWell crap. There’s a brownout in the Bay Area
San Francisco is a city in trouble.Today, San Francisco hosts an estimated homeless population of 7,500 people. Affluent sections of the city have become dangerous with open-air drug use, tens of...
View ArticleSALINE COUNTY: Guy involved in Harrisburg standoff has prelim
Joshua T. Hodge SALINE CO., Ill. - The man who was at the center of a police standoff a few weeks ago had an appearance in Saline County Circuit Court yesterday, Thursday, April 25. Joshua Hodge, 38...
View ArticleCentralia man arrested by feds on drug trafficking, gun charges
CENTRALIA, Ill. - David Herron, 47, of Centralia, has been arrested on a criminal complaint charging him with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, possession of a...
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