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ISP DISTRICT 19 ANNOUNCES ENFORCEMENT FIGURES FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE
CARMI, Ill. – Illinois State Police District 19 Commander, Captain Kelly Hodge, announced today activity and enforcement figures for the month of June. Troopers in District 19, which includes Wabash,...
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TEEN ARRESTED FOR SHOOTING OF MOUNDS OFFICER
PULASKI CO., Ill.--Keeping you up with the situation in Pulaski County, about an hour ago (7:30 p.m.) It was announced that there's been an arrest made in the shooting of a police officer this...
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Bob’s on the box
MARION, Ill.--Something funny and rather cute has emerged in Marion. We don't know who did this, and we don't know why, but the local newspaper (such as it is) has wrapped their vending box with a wrap...
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FIRST OF THE PILL ARRESTS HAS BEEN DISMISSED IN HARDIN
HARDIN CO., Ill.--The first of eighteen defendants in last week's big pill bust in Hardin County has been dismissed. As predicted the other day, Tara Wallace, Hardin's duly-elected prosecutor, has...
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JACKSON COUNTY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ESCAPE
U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS--On July 9, 2015, Kenneth D. Harris, Jr., 47, of Elkville, Ill, pled guilty to a one-count indictment charging escape, the United States...
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BACKSTORY OF HARRISBURG SHOOTING EMERGES
HARRISBURG, Ill.--Information posted to the friends and family of the wife of a shooting victim has been obtained, and tells a disturbing backstory to the self-inflicted gunshot injury of a young...
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ROAD CLOSURE ALERT FOR CITY OF MARION
MARION, Ill.--Marion Police Department is asking folks to spread the word about a road closure that's going to begin next Monday and may inconvenience drivers who aren't prepared for it. The...
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STONE WALL CRUMBLES NEXT TO ELIZABETHTOWN POST OFFICE
HARDIN CO., Ill.--The stone wall behind the old Downey attorney office in Elizabethown fell in part last night, likely due to heavy rains plaguing the downstate Illinois area for weeks now. Sheriff JT...
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MORE CRUMBLED WALL AT POST OFFICE IN E-TOWN
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ill.--Here's a daytime view of the crumbled wall behind the old Downey property right next to the Elizabethtown post office. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Look for more about...
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THE GREAT FRONTIER INTERWEB OUTAGE OF THE SUMMER OF 2015
AS TOLD BY MICHAEL JOSEPH RATCLIFFE 4:38 PM----The Greater Olney Internet Outage of Summer 2015 struck sometime between 3:15 and 3:30 PM Central time July 10th. Olneans from all walks of life have been...
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MARION BURGLAR CAUGHT ON CAMERA SELLING STOLEN RINGS IN CARBONDALE
Phillip M. Martin, DOC mug WILLIAMSON CO., Ill.--An alleged Marion burglar is back in IDOC after getting caught on a pawn shop camera in Carbondale selling stolen loot. The situation began on June 21,...
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STATE POLICE: ‘SUSPECT WAS STANDING ON THE BED WHEN MOLLY YOUNG WAS SHOT’
Molly Young JACKSON CO., Ill.--The release of documents in the case of the March 2012 death of Molly Young continues with these incredible pages. Young, 21, died in the apartment of her ex-boyfriend,...
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MARION, Ill.--This isn't a paid advertisement. Our Marion correspondent saw this last night in town and the owners were gracious enough to allow her a tour of the rolling facilities of...
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Former Carrier Mills man charged with raping 13-year-old daughter of girlfriend
SALINE CO.— A former Carrier Mills lowlife has been charged in an eight-count information for allegedly raping a 13-year-old. On June 27 at approximately 2:40 a.m. Saline County Central Dispatch...
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Sex predator charged with grabbing local cashier
SALINE CO.— A Harrisburg convicted sex predator has been charged with accosting a local cashier. According to charges filed in the case, on June 24, Adam Lee Joshua McKendree, 28, of Ledford School...
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‘D!ckhead’ lands Eldorado man behind bars on drug charges
SALINE CO.— An Eldorado man landed behind bars after he let fly an expletive within earshot of the city’s chief of police. Reports indicate that on June 24 at approximately 10:38 p.m., Eldorado Chief...
View ArticleMiraculous: Two people charged in Hardin County in mid-June NOT with pill crimes
HARDIN CO.—There were actually two people in Hardin County between mid-June/early July who were charged with crimes that didn’t have anything to do with the big pill bust. Conn The first was James W....
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Eldorado pair part of Gallatin drug pinch
GALLATIN CO.— It has been widely accepted that stupidity has no geographical boundaries, and apparently that includes those who dabble in illicit drugs. A trio has been charged in Gallatin County after...
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‘Feds in Hardin County’ wasn’t quite that, but quite a lot of state action in...
HARDIN CO.—The major undercover operation in Hardin County that was said to have actually been hatched back in April culminated on Thursday, July 1…and caused quite a lot of buzz, and not a little...
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McGuire name change denied; hadn’t registered as sex offender by mid-July
JACKSON CO. via SALINE CO.—The Wyoming convicted sex offender who once was charged with a similar crime in Saline County was non-compliant with the Illinois Sex Offender Registry as of press time,...
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