ALLEGED BURGLARS BABBS AND CARWILE NOW CHARGED IN JASPER
Tabitha D. Carwile Shane Babbs JASPER CO., Ill. - The two who caused a huge contingent of law enforcement to converge in a swampy area of Lawrence County back in early December have been charged in...
View ArticleBIG BUST IN CLAY CITY MAKES A SCENE THURSDAY
CLAY CITY, Ill. - An incident that developed in Clay City Thursday morning has left a Clay County deputy in roughly the same boat as the sheriff in White County about a month earlier: His brother's...
View ArticleOur rural mail carrier’s house burnt down yesterday…. :(
EDWARDS CO., Ill. - A fire yesterday afternoon brought the home of a rural mail carrier to a complete loss. Danny and Rebecca McVaigh's trailer in the village of West Salem was the scene of a fire...
View ArticleALBION, CARMI WOMEN SENT TO IDOC OUT OF WHITE COUNTY MONDAY
WHITE CO., Ill. - Two women were sentenced yesterday in White County Circuit Court, according to prosecutor Denton Aud. Kimberly Windle The first was Kimberly Windle, 26, of Albion, who entered a plea...
View ArticleMETH BUST IN WAKE OF TASK FORCE RAID IN ALLENDALE
Tyce Wade Ruby Wade WABASH CO., Ill. - Wabash County Sheriff Derek Morgan has announced two arrests in a significant raid early this morning, January 10, 2017. Morgan said that early this morning, at...
View ArticleFLORA POLICE ACTIVITY, FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY 2017
FLORA, Ill. - Chief John Nicholson releases the following information about activity in his police department: Monday, January 2 at 2:38 pm, Flora Police arrested Nicole Logan, 36, of Flora for...
View ArticleLAWRENCEVILLE CITY AGENDA, JANUARY 12, 2017
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill. - The city of Lawrenceville has issued their agenda for the upcoming meeting, scheduled for Thursday, January 17. Scroll down to see...and get involved. Your community needs you. *...
View ArticleCLAY COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS ON ICY ROAD-RELATED WRECKS
CLAY CO., Ill. - A brief Clay County Sheriff's report contains a couple of accidents that occurred last week when the bitterly-cold temperatures and wintry precipitation caused hazardous road...
View ArticleISP DISTRICT 12 ANNOUNCES DECEMBER ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
EFFINGHAM, Ill. - Illinois State Police District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, today announced activity and enforcement figures for the month of December. Troopers in District 12, which...
View ArticleRICHLAND COUNTY BOARD MEETING AGENDA, JANUARY 12
RICHLAND CO., Ill. - Here's what the Richland County Board meeting agenda looks like for this coming Thursday, January 12, 2017. Attend your local meetings. They're not boring if lots of citizens show...
View ArticleSomebody please tell TWC to stop naming winter storms…
Be prepared.... ILLINOIS - We're the subject of another "take it easy when driving on icy roads" press release from Illinois State Police District 12 out of Effingham, and they're referencing another...
View ArticleBOY WHO SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BABY SENTENCED
Justin Atteberry MARION CO., Ill. - The kid who was convicted of assaulting a baby girl at his mother's daycare in Salem is headed to prison for a long, long time. Justin Atteberry, now 17, was...
View ArticleISP District 19 announces 2016 Activity and Enforcement
CARMI, Ill. - Illinois State Police District 19 Commander Captain Cory Ristvedt announced today activity and enforcement figures for calendar year 2016. Troopers in District 19, which includes Wabash,...
View ArticleSTUDENT CITED ON MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS AFTER K9 DETAIL AT CARMI SCHOOL
CARMI, Ill. - Carmi Police Chief Jason Carter has submitted information regarding a planned K9 search of the Carmi-White County High School premises yesterday. Carter said that on Wednesday (January...
View ArticleBRAKES FAIL, CAUSING ACCIDENT; WOMAN APPREHENDED AT DOLLAR GENERAL IN CARMI...
CARMI, Ill. - Carmi police had a busy Wednesday yesterday, contending with an accident following brake failure and a shoplifting report at Dollar General in town. The accident occurred at 704 Sycamore...
View ArticleSECOND SET OF DRUG TASK FORCE ARRESTS MADE, THIS IN MT. CARMEL
MT. CARMEL, Ill. - Coming on the heels of the big arrest in Allendale earlier this week, authorities made a second bust, this one in Mt. Carmel. Authorities had stated about the first bust that more...
View ArticleCENTRALIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO POSSESS, SELL STOLEN FIREARMS
CENTRALIA, Ill. - Michael Rink, 34, of Centralia, Illinois, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court to a conspiracy to possess and sell stolen firearms, the United States Attorney for the...
View ArticleWHITE COUNTY PROBLEM CRIM SENTENCED WEDNESDAY
Earl Scott Roark, June 16, 2015 WHITE CO., Ill. - White County had a problem defendant sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections Wednesday after a somewhat lengthy sentencing hearing. The...
View ArticleFATALITY IN LATE-MORNING WRECK THURSDAY, LAWRENCEVILLE
LAWRENCE CO., Ill. - Illinois State Police have released the name of a young man who lost his life in Lawrence County yesterday morning, Thursday, January 12, 2017. ISP said the victim in the...
View ArticleGRAYVILLE WOMAN CITED FOR DRIVING SUSPENDED, ARRESTED
Taryn Sadler CARMI, Ill. - Carmi police made a traffic stop yesterday that resulted in the arrest and charging of a Grayville woman. Press information from Carmi Police Chief Jason Carter shows that...
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