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CARRIER MILLS CAR CHASE SHOWS THAT SOME PEOPLE DON’T LEARN….
CARRIER MILLS, Ill. — A high speed chase in Carrier Mills last night (June 4, 2014) may be a sign that some people just don’t learn from past mistakes. The chase began when Carrier Mills Police...
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ELDORADO, ILLINOIS COUPLE PLEADS GUILTY TO BANKRUPTCY FRAUD
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, BENTON/SALINE CO., Ill. (Eldorado)—Earlier today, a couple from Eldorado, Illinois, pleaded guilty to bankruptcy fraud, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of...
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Nightly NewsCap: News to finish up your night in AUDIO
Lyndi rounds up the headlines for you on this rather slow (by comparison) news day on the evening of Thursday, June 5, 2014! Topics covered include: Eldorado couple enters guilty pleas in federal...
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One of those local crim stories everyone is asking about…
For your mid-day Read the Lead, we’re going to take you into the realm of some of our regular fare…regular to us, but not to mainstream media, which doesn’t generally cover this kind of material. There...
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Nightly NewsCap: Rounding up the day’s news in AUDIO
Here’s Lyndi returning with a few stitches falling out of place, but still able to speak coherently, for the Nightly NewsCap for the evening of Friday, June 6, 2014! Topics covered include: Lost load...
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MAN AIRLIFTED FOLLOWING ACCIDENT LAST NIGHT
POPE CO., Ill.—Details are still few about an incident last night in Pope County that left a man seriously injured. Disclosure received reports at about 9 p.m. last night that a man had been seen...
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Planning on going round and round a track this month “for cancer”? Don’t.
June and July are typically the months when most American Cancer Society fundraisers—the Relay for Life—are held. And even in light of the reality of funds raised at the events, and how they are (or...
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SHAWNEETOWN COAL DAYS 2014 IS WRAPPING UP TONIGHT!
GALLATIN CO. (Shawneetown), Ill.—One of the fest season’s first events is preparing for its final evening tonight, and organizers are hoping plenty of people get out and enjoy the carnival, food and...
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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS WEATHER: NORTH COUNTIES MAY GET IT TONIGHT
….but South Counties might not be exempt. Here’s the National Weather Service’s forecast for the remainder of the evening for southern Illinois and surrounding areas. HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL...
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Homeless man charged with bringing drugs into police department to report a...
SALINE CO.— Police say when a homeless man showed up in the lobby of the county detention center to report a theft, he was caught stuffing drugs into his Link card holder. According to information...
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Report of Galatia man threatening to kill children leads to discovery of meth...
SALINE CO.— A Galatia man faces drug charges after a woman called authorities and reported that he was trying to kill her children. According to reports, on May 24 at 2:53 p.m. Saline County Deputy...
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Sex-for-money scheme leads to beaten “Mexican,” three charged with robbery
ELDORADO— Authorities say that a drinking party on Madison Street in Eldorado and an offer of sex for money ended with one man being beaten and robbed. According to information filed in the case, on...
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Sister makes autopsy reports public, before official investigation into death...
HARDIN/GALLATIN COs.—The revelation that the autopsy report conducted on Chrissy Williams had been publicly disseminated by her sister Tami Jackson was one that came as a complete surprise to Hardin...
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Status of Cottage Grove Road is in limbo as township lacks road comissioner
Tim Tuttle, in orange, before announcing his resignation on the evening of May 12; beside him is his attorney, Sam Beggs of Harrisburg, who spoke to the crowd gathered at the chosen location of the...
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APPEAL FILED IN FEDERAL ISP LAWSUIT
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, BENTON—The former sheriff of Wayne County has filed an appeal in his civil case against the Illinois State Police investigator who targeted him in a bogus sex assault case in 2010....
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OP filed against mayor’s daughter
WILLIAMSON/FRANKLIN COs.—A strange little matter has hit home for a strange little person from Williamson County in Franklin County. Beth Butler, 57, daughter of too-long-in-office Marion mayor Bob...
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Ex-mayor issues threats
HARRISBURG—Another incident involving the former mayor of Harrisburg has resulted in a report to the local police department. Eric Gregg, who resigned his position July 8, 2013, as mayor of the city...
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Police chief’s daughter cited with DUI in crash
POPE CO.—A local police chief’s daughter has been issued a DUI after a car crash in Pope County. Authorities with Illinois State Police District 22 in Ullin report that Peyton Herron, daughter of...
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Complaints filed against attorney
MARION—An attorney who has represented or been involved with some of the most corrupt players in and around Williamson and Saline counties is under investigation by the state’s Attorney Registry and...
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Nightly NewsCap: Headlines from the past 24 hours & weekend, in AUDIO
Here’s Lyndi returning with the Nightly NewsCap for the evening of Monday, June 9, 2014, as well as the big stories from over the weekend! Topics covered include: Man found run over in Pope County,...
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