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REARENDING LANDS ONE IN HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT
EFFINGHAM CO., Ill. — A Mt. Vernon man was taken to an area hospital today (February 6) following a two-vehicle crash. According to authorities, Victor A. Soto, of Rockford, was traveling southbound...
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SLEEPING MT. CARMEL MAN WAKES, TAKES POLICE ON WILD PURSUIT TO KEENSBURG
WABASH CO., Ill. - The public is fortunate yesterday to not have been in the way of a Highway 15 police pursuit, according to information supplied by the Wabash County Sheriff's Office this morning....
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INTRUDER ALERT DRILL TO BE HELD AT FLORA ELEMENTARY FRIDAY
FLORA, Ill. - Flora Chief of Police John Nicholson has announced that a state-mandated police training exercise will be taking place this Friday at Flora Elementary Grade School. Unit 35 School...
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MT. CARMEL POLICE ARREST REPORT RETURNS!
MT. CARMEL, Ill. - The Mt. Carmel arrest report is back….! (It kinda disappeared last week…) but it’s returned now, and here are the arrests for the early part of February, 2016. The report kicks off...
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AND NOW, TWITTER: Ongoing efforts to control what YOU read on the Internet
While we have plenty of people ready to start slapping tinfoil hats on those of us who live this every day, now, the ongoing effort to funnel and filter what YOU read on YOUR feeds has hit Twitter...
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ACTING U.S. ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES CRACKDOWN ON BANKRUPTCY FRAUD
U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS - Earlier today, three individuals were indicted in three separate cases for bankruptcy fraud, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern...
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JEFFERSON CO. MAN SENTENCED TO 151 MONTHS ON COCAINE-RELATED CHARGES
U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS - A Jefferson County man was sentenced on January 26, 2016, to federal prison on cocaine related charges, James L. Porter, Acting United...
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BRIDGE OVER EMBARRAS NORTH OF LAWRENCEVILLE SHUT DOWN BY IDOT
The log jam in Lawrence on New Year's Eve, on the west side (facing west off the north-south bridge) LAWRENCE CO., Ill. - The Illinois Department of Transportation has shut down the bridge over the...
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CARMI OIL COMPANY EMPLOYEE INDICTED IN INDIANA FEDERAL COURT ON FORGERY COUNTS
Alleged to have stolen over $837,000 from Carmi, Illinois, energy company U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA - United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced yesterday (February...
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‘Great guy’ being held on $10k cash bond following breaking of family...
EDWARDS/JASPER COs. – The arrest and multiple charges of a Jasper County man in more southerly Edwards County lit up social networking on the evening that his charges were announced, as many came to...
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Briefs from around the Disclosure area
Flora man accused of sexually abusing teen CLAY CO.— A Flora man has been charged with misdemeanor Criminal Sexual Abuse. According to information filed in the case, between November 1, and November...
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WHITE CO. – The lawsuit involving two women who last year sued oil producers for allegedly contaminating their land were the subject of a press release in early February. Issued by their attorney...
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Two familiar faces busted within days of each other
Mething around in Olney? RICHLAND CO. – Some familiar names and faces have been hemmed up this past month in a couple of alleged meth moving or possession cases in the city of Olney…and one of...
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‘Date’ with 12-year-old leads to kidnapping charge
RICHLAND CO. – What was charged as a kidnapping in Richland County may turn out to be not exactly that if the defense in the case can show that the suspect was mislead by a social...
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INDICTED: PERJURY
RICHLAND CO. – The indictment of an Illinois State Police special agent in Richland County has set many entities throughout the state back on their heels, and has caused a chill of apprehension...
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Traffic arrest of drug felon unnerves local meth world
LAWRENCE/WABASH COs. – The arrest in Wabash County of a Lawrence County felon has opened up an interesting can of worms as it regards the ongoing drug war across several counties and two states....
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DRUG WARRANTS SERVED AT CARMI LOCATIONS
CARMI, Ill. - Carmi Police Chief Jason Carter has issued a press release regarding the warrant activity this morning at three locations in town. Carter said that at approximately 6 a.m. this morning...
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JUVENILE ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH BOMB THREAT, HAMILTON COUNTY
HAMILTON CO., Ill. - McLeansboro City Police, with the assistance from the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department, Secretary of State Police, and Illinois State Police, have arrested a 15-year-old male...
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OLNEY PD ASKING FOR HELP IDENTIFYING THEFT SUSPECTS FROM WALMART
OLNEY, Ill. - The Olney Police Department is looking for the public's assistance in identifying theft suspects from Walmart there in town. Here are each of them as captured by surveillance on Walmart's...
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ELDERLY GRAYVILLE WOMAN ARRESTED BY POLICE AT HOSPITAL FOR DISORDERLY
WABASH CO.— An elderly Grayville woman was taken into custody by Mt. Carmel authorities Thursday, February 18, after they say she caused a ruckus at the local hospital. Initial reports indicate that...
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