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MORE THAN A DOZEN ABANDONED PUPPIES SAVED ON I-57
NOT one of the puppies in question...but a reasonable facsimile thereof, we're pretty sure. MARION CO., Ill.---No one's ever in the humor to hear about animals being abused, mistreated or killed...but...
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NORRIS CITY ANNEX SCHOOL ON LOCKDOWN AS PRECAUTION
NORRIS CITY, Ill.--The Norris City annex school (alternative learning school) is on lockdown this afternoon while a situation with an employee is being investigated. According to officials with the...
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GALLATIN COUNTY SCHOOLS ALSO ON LOCKDOWN
GALLATIN CO., Ill.---Law enforcement officials have confirmed that Gallatin County Schools are on lockdown after the incident in Norris City earlier today. The employee at Norris City annex school,...
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LOCKDOWNS OVER; MAN IN CUSTODY
GALLATIN/WHITE/SALINE COs., Ill.---The lockdowns affecting two schools and three counties are over this afternoon. According to information obtained from Saline County law enforcement sources, the man...
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ACTIVE SHOOTER IN WEST LIBERTY, ILLINOIS
WEST LIBERTY, (Jasper County) Ill.---Authorities are confirming that mutual aid has been called to a small village in Jasper County, where an active shooter has been reported. We've not been able to...
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TRAFFIC CRASH TAKES THE LIFE OF WAYNE COUNTY GIRL
WAYNE CO., Ill.--A single-car accident took the life of a young Cisne woman last night (Wednesday, May 13). According to Illinois State Police who worked the crash, Cassandra L. Billington, 19, of...
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FATALITY IN EDWARDS COUNTY WRECK
The stretch of highway in question, south of the curve but before the big building at the bottom of the pic. EDWARDS CO., Ill.---At least one fatality has been confirmed in an afternoon wreck south of...
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HUTCHINSON’S GIRLFRIEND BUSTED FOR OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE
LAWRENCE CO., Ill.---The circle widens in the shooting death of a Vincennes man. Yesterday, Dawn Mayden, 28, of Lawrenceville, girlfriend of Robert Hutchinson, one of the three accused in the death of...
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UPDATE ON FATAL CAR V. SEMI SOUTH OF ALBION THURSDAY
EDWARDS CO., Ill.--Illinois State Police have released information on the deadly two-vehicle crash that happened Thursday afternoon on Illinois Route 130 south of Albion. ISP said the crash occurred...
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STORM BLOWS THROUGH AREA; DAMAGE SHOWN HERE IN LAWRENCEVILLE
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill.--A storm blowing through the region hit the city of Lawrenceville fairly hard earlier this evening. At about 5:30 p.m., the storm that moved through the area brought high winds to...
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SINKS BUSTED UP AT CITY PARK IN LAWRENCEVILLE
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill.--Young hoodlums with nothing better to do have made a fairly expensive mess in the city park in Lawrenceville, and the inglorious way they got caught is just about typical for the...
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DUI ISSUED IN EARLY-MORNING SATURDAY CRASH ON 50
RICHLAND CO., Ill.--A wreck on U.S. 50 Saturday in Richland County has sent one man to an out of area hospital with what are reported to be fairly serious injuries. The crash occurred at 2:15 a.m....
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ISP RELEASES INFORMATION ABOUT RICHLAND COUNTY FATAL SATURDAY
RICHLAND CO., Ill.---Illinois State Police District 12 has issued a press release with further details regarding the accident early Saturday morning in Richland County, which proved fatal for a young...
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ISP DIST. 19 RESPONDS TO SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE
CARMI, Ill.---On Monday, May 18, at approximately 8:30 am, a local citizen reported to Illinois State Police (ISP) District 19 and Zone 7 Investigations a suspicious package was identified near a...
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CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF RESPONDS TO ANIMAL DEATHS AT THE COUNTY LINE
CLAY CO., Ill.--The situation involving Renee Vandaveer's animals in the south part of Clay County has been addressed by Clay County Sheriff Andy Myers. In a press release, Myers had this to say about...
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MORONS ABOUND: WHINING ABOUT BUSH-KING
Mychal Bush-King, Clay County Sheriff's Office mugshot SOMEWHERE IN SUNNY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (by way of Clay Co., Ill.)--Someone claiming to be Mychal Bush-King's cousin has voiced his ill-informed...
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TWO FROM CENTRALIA PLEAD GUILTY TO DRUG CONSPIRACY
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS--Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Daniel L. Gazdik, 51, and Sara Rose Davis,...
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ISP DISTRICT 12 ANNOUNCES APRIL ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
EFFINGHAM, Ill.--Illinois State Police District 12 Commander, Captain Kelly Hodge, today announced activity and enforcement figures for the month of April. Troopers in District 12, which includes...
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EDWARDS COUNTY LOOKING FOR MAN ACCUSED OF BATTERY OF A CHILD
EDWARDS CO., Ill.--An Edwards County judge has issued a warrant for the arrest of a West Salem man after a child allegedly sustained injuries at his hand. Christopher R. Cleveland, 22, address listed...
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CENTRALIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO METHAMPHETAMINE CHARGES
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS--Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Destry Wood, 50, of Centralia, Illinois,...
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