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FORMAL CHARGES FILED IN ELDORADO STABBING: SEVERAL HOMICIDE COUNTS
From Rodney Black's Facebook page SALINE CO., Ill.---Rodney E. Black, 56, of Eldorado, was formally charged in Saline County Circuit Court today (April 20, 2015). Black has been charged with three...
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AUTHORITIES SEEKING TWO MALE SUSPECTS IN CARRIER MILLS HOME INVASION
SALINE CO.— Carrier Mills and Saline County authorities are on the trail of a pair of men who are accused in a Thursday, April 16 Monday, April 20 (CORRECTED) home invasion. According to police...
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ANOTHER HOME INVASION, THIS ONE IN HARRISBURG, REPORTED; ONE IN CUSTODY
HARRISBURG, Ill.---A home invasion that took place in Saline County yesterday (Sunday, April 19) in broad daylight was actually the first of two...and one person this evening might be in custody...
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HOMICIDE IN MARION; AUTHORITIES SEEK McLEANSBORO MAN AS PERSON OF INTEREST
The scene in Marion last night following the shooting WILLIAMSON CO, Ill.---Authorities this morning are seeking a McLeansboro man as a person of interest in a shooting Marion late last night that...
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NO OP ON FILE AT SALINE FROM MURDERED WOMAN
Rodney Black's mugshot from booking at Saline County Detention Center SALINE CO., Ill.---Despite what she had been telling people, the woman who was stabbed to death last Friday in Eldorado had never...
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FUGITIVE IN MARION SHOOTING INCIDENT IN CUSTODY
Jack S. Thomas, Jr. WHITE CO., Ill.---It appears a home in Carmi was a stopping point for the man who was the person of interest in a shooting in Marion last night that left one man dead and a woman...
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ACCUSED SHOOTER APPEARS IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY COURT
Jack S. Thomas, Jr. WILLIAMSON CO., Ill.---The man accused of shooting Michael Reed on the lawn of a home in Marion appeared in court this morning to hear charges against him in Williamson County. Jack...
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SECOND SALINE COUNTY HOME INVASION SUSPECT NOW BEHIND BARS; NAMES RELEASED
KYLE MARTIN DAY SALINE CO.— Authorities have announced that the second of two suspects wanted in connection with recent home invasions has been apprehended and both are now in custody. Currently being...
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WOMAN AT CENTER OF MARION SHOOTING TELLS OF ORDEAL
Jessica Shadowens MARION, Ill.---The woman over whom the fight Monday night in Marion broke out, and which resulted in the death of Michael Reed, has told what happened on the lawn of the house at 301...
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Jury deliberates 30 minutes on Williamson County Disorderly Conduct case
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill.---Most of the time, a jury trial is the way to go. However, sometimes, when the authorities have you dead to rights and it's a misdemeanor, you're probably best off just to let it...
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MARION’S FAVORITE BAD DRIVER EMBARKS ON ALLEGED NEW CAREER
Meesha Mocaby, Williamson County Detention Center mugshot WILLIAMSON CO., Ill.---The gal whose driving record is becoming as well-known and notorious as badge bunny Brittany was an overnight guest last...
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10 ILLINOIS COUNTIES WITH THE MOST SEX OFFENDERS PER CAPITA
CAITLIN WILSON REBOOT STAFF APR 20, 2015 Last year we brought you a list of Illinois counties with the most sex offenders per capita. Based on the Illinois sex offender registry, Homefacts has...
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HOSPITAL SHUT DOWN A SHORT TIME TUESDAY DUE TO GUNMAN
MARION, Ill.---As if Marion hasn't had its share of wild news stories this week, here's yet another. An elderly gunman brought things to a standstill Tuesday afternoon (April 21) when one Gola R....
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WOMAN WHO BEAT BOYFRIEND WITH BALL BAT SENTENCED TO PRISON TIME
Leana Decker, Williamson County Detention Center mugshot WILLIAMSON CO., Ill.---A woman convicted of beating her boyfriend with a ball bat last year has been issued a sentence by Judge John Speroni...
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METH CHARGES FILED TODAY AGAINST BUTTER McGHEE
Aw Carolyn...why the long face? (mugshot from 2012 arrest) SALINE CO., Ill.--Fresh off probation, it appears a Saline County drug felon allegedly couldn't stay away from the stuff. Carolyn Glore...
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SHOOTER IN MARION HOSTAGE SITUATION DEAD; HOSTAGE IN OUT-OF-STATE HOSPITAL
Joshua A. Green MARION, Ill.---The man who held police at a standoff this morning in Marion is dead after an exchange of gunfire right before 7:30 a.m. According to information released in a press...
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SIU-C FACULTY MEMBER ARRESTED AFTER FIGHT WITH STUDENT
Alan Weston CARBONDALE, Ill.---An associate professor at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is in trouble in Jackson County after it was alleged last week that he engaged in a fight with a student...
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MARION POLICE OFFICER TAKES PAID LEAVE TO SERVE ON CITY COUNCIL
Angelo Hightower, outside city hall MARION, Ill.---Angelo Hightower is not performing his duties as a police officer as of this morning. Hightower, a member of a local school board as well as, now, a...
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MAN WHO KILLED MOTORCYCLIST IN HARRISBURG SENTENCED TO IDOC
Evan Edwards SALINE CO., Ill.--The man whose car crash killed a motorcyclist in Harrisburg in 2013 has been sentenced in Saline County Circuit Court today. Evan Edwards, now 22, was sentenced today to...
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CITY OF MARION FILES PETITION IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGARDING HIGHTOWER
Angelo Hightower WILLIAMSON CO., Ill.--The City of Marion has filed a petition in Williamson County court asking for a judge to decide whether or not a newly-seated city commissioner can serve on the...
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