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ISP encourages safe driving for the upcoming holiday…because they know how...
EFFINGHAM, Ill. - The Labor Day weekend signifies the end of the summer and the last chance for people to get out and enjoy the warm weather. This holiday weekend is a busy driving period and millions...
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OLNEY: Police looking for suspects on motorcycle
OLNEY, Ill. - The Olney Police Department has posted on their Facebook page that they would like the public’s help in identifying the subjects in these photographs. OPD were involved in an incident on...
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Harrisburg men in single-vehicle crash, White County
WHITE CO., Ill. - Two men from Harrisburg were involved in a single-vehicle crash in White County earlier today that sent one to an area hospital and left the other with a citation. Illinois State...
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Test messaging announced so as to avoid public panic
The goal is to have a unified voice in the test messaging and education to lessen the potential for public panic CARMI, Ill. - Carmi Chief of Police Jason Carter has announced that he has received...
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Carmi man sentenced in stolen vehicle, assault case
Jason L. Digby WHITE CO., Ill. - A man from Carmi in repeated trouble with the law in White County will be giving law enforcement and the courts a break, following his sentencing earlier today in court...
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Man from Litchfield killed in another “left the roadway for unknown reasons”...
WAYNE CO., Ill. - Another one of those "vehicle left the roadway for unknown reasons" accidents has left a man from Litchfield dead in Wayne County. Illinois State Police in District 19 Carmi report...
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Meth bust made following traffic stop in Carmi
Billy Horn CARMI, Ill. - Two Carmi residents were taken into custody early this morning after Carmi police, effecting a traffic stop, made a discovery of plenty of meth in the vehicle. Carmi Police...
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Carmi convict still posing as Belleville resident arrested after he calls...
Anthony Cortez Bridges WHITE CO., Ill. - A local felon whose ID still shows a Belleville address was arrested by Carmi police yesterday after an incident in which he called the law on someone, law...
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Hyatt arrested at Danny’s Pool Room on Wabash POA warrant
CP HYatt WHITE CO., Ill. - “Crazy” Patti Hyatt (not our nickname for her; this is as she’s known in Crossville) has been sending us repeated threats recently, via Fecesbook messaging, email, and when...
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Walking domestic results in arrest of Carmi man
Larry Tyree CARMI, Ill. - A "walking domestic" (as opposed to the inert kind, or maybe as opposed to the "rolling domestic" in a car) resulted in the arrest of a Carmi man yesterday, according to Carmi...
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Four arrested in latest Mt. Carmel report
Karen Miskell WABASH CO. — Outstanding arrest warrants make up the bulk of the latest arrest report presented by the Mt. Carmel Police Department (MCPD). Lynda D. Brown On Sunday, August 26, MCPD...
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FLORA: Active city police report and a kid doomed with a weird name
FLORA, Ill. – Other than people giving their kid a bizarre name a couple of decades ago (see if you can spot it), it’s a rather routine Flora City Police report for the last week of August…but it’s a...
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CARMI: When driving around with meth, be sure your vehicle has the correct...
Kristin Mae Brown CARMI, Ill. - Some people just don't know how to tote their (alleged) illicit substances. Chief among the lists of what NOT to do if you feel compelled to have alleged illicit items...
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Kentucky trucker wrecks after “falling ill” while driving; gets cited for it
WHITE CO., Ill. - A truck driver from Kentucky, perhaps learning from examples of predecessors who've used blackouts, illnesses and fatigued driving as an excuse for whatever might really have...
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Kell man (a registered sex offender) sentenced by feds on child porn charge
KELL, Ill. - Shawn Lyberger, 35, of Kell, Illinois, was sentenced today (Wednesday, September 5) in federal court to 25 years in prison for inducing a 10-year-old boy to engage in sex acts over webcam...
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Centralia woman transported from accident scene
MARION CO.— A Centralia woman has taken to an area hospital after authorities say she was injured in a read-end collision. According to reports at 9:13 a.m. on Ill. 161, .01 miles west of Schwartz...
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More truckers who probably shouldn’t have CDLs have a wreck on I-57 south of...
MARION CO., Ill. - A three-truck wreck on Interstate 57 in Marion County earlier today snarled traffic for house, and probably could have been avoided if trucking companies would hire people who fully...
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McLEANSBORO FALL FESTIVAL: One of the best fests in southern Illinois
Sawyer Brown McLEANSBORO, Ill. - One of my favorite yearly events I look forward to is the the three-day McLeansboro Fall Festival held the first full weekend in September. Once again they have outdone...
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Evansville man sentenced in White County for having sticky fingers
WHITE CO., Ill. - A man from Evansville apparently traveled all the way to White County, Illinois, this past April to avail himself of merchandise at a retail establishment...and now he's paying for...
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Oklahoma man commits suicide in Albion motel after lengthy stand-off
EDWARDS CO., Ill. – A man from Oklahoma took his own life yesterday afternoon at the little motel on Illinois Route 15 on the west edge of Albion in Edwards County. Illinois State Police in District...
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