Instructor fired
Inappropriate conduct alleged Brandon J. Volk LAWRENCEVILLE – A 26-year-old band instructor originally from Olney has been fired from his position with Lawrenceville schools after discovery of an...
View ArticleVIDEO: Brutal bullying alleged at Bridgeport
The kid shown in the below vid, displaying black eyes from the battery alleged in the video BRIDGEPORT, Ill. - A post that went viral over the weekend, said to be of video captured at Red Hill High...
View ArticleOLNEY PD HAS FUN WITH SCAMMERS ON FACEBOOK
OLNEY, Ill. - We've all had it happen. Someone spoofs a phone from the prefix your phone bears; you pick it up thinking it's someone you know but it turns out to be "Elizabeth and I'd like to talk to...
View ArticleAUTHORITIES, FAMILY, SEEK PUBLIC’S HELP IN LOCATING MISSING SUMNER, IL, WOMAN
LAWRENCE CO., Ill. - Authorities are sending out the word that a woman is missing from Bridgeport in Lawrence County, Illinois, and they need your help. Missing is Lexi Cassem, age unavailable, from...
View ArticleCLAY COUNTY: Brief sheriff’s report for mid-March
CLAY CO., Ill. - Here’s your Clay County sheriff’s report for mid-March, courtesy Sheriff Andy Myers. March 17, Clay County Sheriff's Deputy cited Miranda Karr-Paepka, 28, Johnsonville, for a Clay...
View ArticleWest Salem man sent to prison over Domestic Battery
Bryan French EDWARDS CO., Ill. - A West Salem man will be headed to one of the state's prison institutions for a little while after a Tuesday sentencing in his Domestic Battery case. Edwards County...
View ArticleRAMEY GETS 60 YEARS FOR PREDATORY CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT
Ramey, being walked from the courthouse by the sheriff, and court security RICHLAND CO., Ill. - The man convicted of the brutal rape of Sabrina Stauffenberg in November 2016 has been sentenced to the...
View ArticleEdgewood man arrested following Clay County burglary, theft
CLAY CO., Ill. - On March 7th the Clay County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a residential burglary in Larkinsburg Township. The complainant advised that unknown person(s) entered the...
View ArticleMcLeansboro man turns himself in on White County warrant
WHITE CO., Ill. - A young McLeansboro man did the responsible thing yesterday and turned himself in on a White County warrant at the city police department. Joshua L. Hall, 26, of a rural McLeansboro...
View ArticleFriday school bus incident, weekend traffic stops comprise police report in...
CARMI, Ill. - It was a busy weekend for Carmi city police when it came to traffic incidents, and the first one occurred when a teen decided to act up on a school bus, and ended up being accused of...
View ArticleSeatbelt patrol held by ISP in White, Hamilton counties
WHITE/HAMILTON COs., Ill. - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 19 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the results of an Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrol (OREP) held in White and...
View ArticleThree sentenced in White County Monday, including one each from Gallatin, Wayne
WHITE CO., Ill. - Three individuals from around the area - including one from Shawneetown and one from Ellery - have been sentenced in White County Circuit Court as of today, according to State's...
View ArticlePatrols coming to YOUR county? Saline, Gallatin, Hamilton, Wabash, Edwards
DISTRICT 19 - Various patrols are coming to several counties in the coverage area of Illinois State Police District 19 out of Carmi. Below are the patrols and the counties impacted, coming up in...
View ArticleDriver found unconscious on stolen ATV after brief police chase
From ATV.com CLAY CO., Ill. - Wannabe ATV thieves might take a clue from what happened last week in the village of Louisville in Clay County. Sheriff Andy Myers said that on Friday (March 23, 2018) at...
View ArticleThief sentenced in White County Circuit Court this morning
Roxann L. Roberts WHITE CO., Ill. - White County State's Attorney Denton Aud was able to get one more crim in his county sent off to the Illinois Department of Corrections today (Tuesday, March 27)....
View ArticleFLORA: City police activity from March 12 through yesterday (March 26)
FLORA, Ill. – It’s Tuesday, so it must be time for city police reports out of Flora…and this one covers March 13 through yesterday, March 26, 2018. Tuesday, March 13 at 8:39 pm, Richard Bassett, 57,...
View ArticleMT. CARMEL: Catt arrested AGAIN, charged with second sex crime
William Catt WABASH CO., Ill. – If you feel like you’re having a bit of déjà vu looking at this kid’s mug, you likely are: Mr. Catt, here, has been arrested again in Mt. Carmel. Mt. Carmel authorities...
View ArticleGallatin County sends several locals off to IDOC
GALLATIN CO., Ill. - Gallatin County State's Attorney Doug Dyhrkopp has announced sentencing that's occurred in his county as of this week...and it involves four individuals who are also in trouble...
View ArticleNo injuries reported in wake of parked car collision
CARMI— Carmi authorities responded to a two-vehicle accident involving an unoccupied parked car Tuesday afternoon. According to police reports, on March 27, at 12:20 p.m. a 2006 Ford Mustang, owned by...
View ArticleCon sentenced to six years 4+ years ago busted AGAIN
Ricky Ray Rush CARMI, Ill. — Other than making deals with prosecutors and prison math, it is unclear exactly what a Carmi career criminal, sentenced in November of 2014 to prison for six years, was...
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