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Golconda convicted drug felon accused of restraining then beating and biting...
POPE CO.— A Golconda drug felon, awaiting trial on a forgery charge in Saline County and a Battery charge in Massac County, has been charged with brutally attacking his girlfriend. Details filed in...
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Saline County felonies spill over into neighboring counties
POPE CO.— A Harrisburg man already awaiting trial in Saline County on charges of having massive amounts of cannabis has now been charged in Pope County for the same thing. In the wake of state’s...
View ArticleOmaha sex offender doesn’t register with local police
GALLATIN CO.— An Omaha sex offender has been sentenced after pleading guilty for failure to inform authorities of his whereabouts as required by law. On July 12, 2018, Roger D. Groves, 45, of the 8900...
View Article‘Very jumpy’ suspected coke dealer facing DUI
HARDIN CO.— A suspected cocaine dealer has been charged with DUI after the officer on scene described her as being ‘jumpy.’ According to information filed in the case, on May 5, 2018, Amanda R. Salin,...
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Cave man NOT wanted in Gallatin
GALLATIN CO.— A Cave-in-Rock man who asked for an Order of Protection against his wife, and who was awaiting trial in a Hardin County forgery and drug possession case, has been charged in Gallatin...
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Curry convicted: will he stay behind bars? — It’s possible that he’ll get the...
SALINE/POPE COs. – Authorities in Saline finally caught on to what a menace a Wasson man is after his arrest in Pope County, and a quick Saline County jury trial in early July sealed the deal. Dan...
View ArticleFormer ChickenBob relative sued by Discover for non-payment
SALINE CO. – A former family member of Harrisburg attorney and former mayor/former city CPA Robert Wilson has made it to the civil court docket again in Saline County. Grady Gaskins, former son-in-law...
View ArticleGuy smacked at intersection in Beamer sues county, township, commissioner and...
GALLATIN CO. – Gallatin County, Ridgway Township, a Ridgway Township Road Commissioner and man alleged to have caused an accident have all been sued over road maintenance or lack thereof. The lawsuit,...
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Punch leads to death of Ridgway man
Kory Kuizenga GALLATIN CO. – A man with a very odd name and a very short temper is in very hot water after allegedly taking that temper out on his stepfather…who has, since the filing of charges of...
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Crazy Joe’s in Ava: Cash only, open 3 days a week, but AMAZING food and service!
Crazy Joe's, Ava AVA, Ill. - This week's road-tripping adventure is definitely a destination to keep in mind. Crazy Joe's Fish House, located at 693 Suchman Road southwest of Ava (due northwest of...
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Vehicle overturn on Illinois 13 at Division in Carterville
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - A two-vehicle accident with overturn of one sent three to area hospitals and got one of them cited Tuesday in Carterville. Illinois State Police in District 13 worked the...
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Geezer-looking guy alleged to have robbed bank in Benton
Photo provided, Benton Police Department BENTON, Ill. - Just when you thought you'd heard it all, along comes an old guy who's alleged to have conducted a brazen robbery. A bank robbery, no less. The...
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Elderly Marion man in jail at Williamson on Benton bank robbery
Photo provided, Benton Police Department WILLIAMSON/FRANKLIN COs., Ill. - The man who is accused of robbing a bank in Benton earlier today has been identified and is in jail in Marion. Arthur Bays, 81,...
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Reichert trial begins in Jackson County
Christian Reichert JACKSON CO., Ill. - The trial of a man whose mid-2016 arrest created a firestorm of controversy in Williamson County has begun in neighboring Jackson County. Christian Reichert, 26,...
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Feds pick up Benton bank robbery; Bays charged
Photo provided, Benton Police Department BENTON, Ill. - Steven D. Weinhoeft, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that today, Arthur W. Bays, 82, of Marion, was...
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REICHERT GUILTY OF BOTH MAJOR CANNABIS CHARGES
JACKSON CO., Ill. - It took a Jackson County jury a little over an hour to reach a verdict in the trial of a young man who was accused two summers ago of Cannabis Trafficking...and the jury spoke this...
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Four sentenced in Hamilton County, including one for sex abuse
Matthew French HAMILTON CO., Ill. - Hamilton County State's Attorney Justin Hood has issued information about four individuals sentenced in his county this week, including a young McLeansboro man who...
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And then there were three: The last of the alleged pot traffickers appear in...
JACKSON CO., Ill. - The three remaining suspects in the alleged pot trafficking that's already bagged two were in court yesterday, in Jackson County's version of Ten Little Indians. Brandon Cedric...
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Keep Carbondale Beautiful: Mulch volcanoes kill trees; more is not better
Photo: Taken at a site in Carbondale CARBONDALE, Ill. - Too many landscapers put too much mulch around trees. You can see trees like this (above) all over town. Arborists call it a mulch volcano....
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Williamson County judge sentences Shields to 14 years in IDOC
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - A Williamson County judge has sentenced Alan L. Shields, 34, of Chicago, to a total of fourteen years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, this happening earlier today,...
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