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Eldorado driver suffers medical issue in White County, crashes car
WHITE CO, Ill. - A single-vehicle accident in Indian Creek Township is being attributed to a medical emergency the driver is reported to have experienced last night. White County Sheriff's Office...
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Mystery man crashes with three in car on Illinois Rt. 1
Jeff....is that you, Jeff...?? WHITE CO., Ill. - In what might be one of those mysteries of the ages accounts, a car crash Saturday on Illinois Route 1 in White County was blamed on a man who wasn't...
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SAFE Volunteers Public Forum Wednesday: Risks of Radioactive Exposure From...
PSA - The Woolsey Operating Company has applied for the first permit to engage in high-volume hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) in Illinois. Fracking presents many dangers. A Public Forum is scheduled...
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Equipment malfunction may have caused Wayne County crash
WAYNE CO., Ill. - A truck driver from Indiana was hospitalized after an early-morning crash today on Interstate 64 in Wayne County. Illinois State Police out of District 19 worked the 4:50 a.m. crash,...
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WABASH CO.— A Mt. Carmel man with a history of violence toward lawmen has been charged with fighting with police officers. The formal charges allege that on June 2, Timothy L. McKinney, 36, of 127 East...
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Domestic dysfunction land two Grayville couples behind bars
EDWARDS CO.— It is unclear if there something in the water or what but two Grayville couples have been jailed and charged with thumping on one another. The first couple, identified as Lerryn E....
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Olney couple charged with running pot operation
RICHLAND CO.— An Olney couple, already facing criminal charges for beating on one another, are now both charged with being illicit natural pharmaceutical (pot) dealers. According to the information...
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St. Francisville stand-off: Charged with shooting at tractor
LAWRENCE CO.— A St. Francisville man has been charged with a trio of felonies after police say he injured his wife with a rifle in a brief standoff situation. Danny Lynn Sandlin, 48, of 11743 Sand...
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Bridgeport doper jailed in Mt. Carmel for possession of methamphetamine
WABASH CO.— A Bridgeport convicted doper with a name synonymous with drugs in the area has been busted in Wabash County for the second time in five months. The formal charge alleges that on May 25, at...
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Teen on probation in Clay arrested for Wayne burglary
MICHAEL KEYSER WAYNE/CLAY COs. – The Wayne County punk who managed to wrangle a light sentence out of newly-seated Clay County prosecutor Joel Powless in December found himself behind bars in his home...
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Fire destroys 3 vehicles, Lawrenceville
Same week as Petrolia shooting LAWRENCE CO. — With most of Lawrenceville still reeling from the fire that devastated a large portion of the former high school in April, a mid-June fire at an...
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Authorities look at circumstances surrounding car v pedestrian death
OLNEY – Olney city police have confirmed that they are currently investigating the veracity of what they were told regarding the car-vs-pedestrian crash that took the life of Tim Eads. Eads, 48, of...
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Nabbed after alleged bath salts delivery
Dennis R. Thacker Jr. (DJ) and Crystal Behrens CLAY CO. – A Southern Illinois Drug Task Force investigation has lead to the arrest of a man now from Alma, formerly of Lawrence County, and currently on...
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A light Clay County Sheriff’s report
CLAY CO., Ill. - After some excitement in recent weeks that resulted in a rather full set of sheriff's reports (and some significant material for the print versions), this one as brought to you today...
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CARMI: Tail lights out, no license or insurance, controlled substance…but...
CARMI, Ill. - Sadly, we live in a climate right now where criminality doesn't negatively impact good looks. That much, anyway. We see a lot of mugshots here, and for the most part, people appear in...
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Complaint over Newton swimming pool incident goes viral internationally
Kale Dulaney, at center, poses with his sister Kai Worrells, at right, and a family friend, Liberty Buchanan, after the pool incident that left him in tears. NEWTON, Ill. - A family from Olney had a...
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McLeansboro man seriously injured in Wayne County motorcycle accident
WAYNE/HAMILTON COs., Ill. - A Hamilton County man was taken to an out-of-area trauma center as the result of a car-v-motorcycle accident yesterday (Thursday, June 22) south of Fairfield. Authorities...
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Carmi man taken into custody on criminal damage charge
Jedediah Burnett CARMI, Ill. - A man who keeps running into problems with the law in White County has run into yet another one. Jedediah D. Burnett, 39, of Carmi, was arrested yesterday (Thursday, June...
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LAWRENCE COUNTY: Thacker arrested AGAIN
Dennis R. Thacker Jr., Clay County mug LAWRENCE CO., Ill. - The ink is barely dry on the previous charges filed against DJ Thacker...and now, he's facing new problems. Cryatal Behrens, Clay County mug...
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Warrant arrests and traffic incidents highlight Clay County Sheriff’s report
CLAY CO., Ill. - Clay County warrants,and a couple of traffic incidents comprise the Clay County Sheriff's Department report for the past week or so. Sheriff Andy Myers has released the following:...
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