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ALLEGED CAR THIEF PUTS VEHICLE IN DITCH IN SALINE AFTER HIGH-SPEED CHASE
SALINE/WHITE COs.--A cross-county expedition by a kid without a driver's license driving his aunt's vehicle without her permission caused quite a bit of action in both Saline and White counties early...
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TWO INDIANA TEENS RESCUED FROM GARDEN OF THE GODS
One of the markers at Garden of the Gods KARBER'S RIDGE, Ill. – Two Indiana teens became lost in the Garden of the Gods Tuesday evening. Saline County Central Dispatch received a 911 call before 8:30...
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BREAKING: BUTTER McGHEE AMONG 13 FACING FEDERAL DRUG CHARGES
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS--A federal grand jury in Benton, Illinois, has charged thirteen Southern Illinois residents with narcotics-related offenses, the United States...
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CHIEF OF POLICE HOSTS SUNDAY PRO WRESTLING BENEFIT FOR AUTISTIC BOY
HARRISBURG— Say what you want about the in-fighting, back-stabbing and conspiracies coming out of city hall, there are still some folks willing to put differences aside and do the right thing because,...
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ELDORADO MAN SENTENCED IN SALINE COUNTY COURT
Jedadiah Russel SALINE CO., Ill.--A man convicted in an early April jury trial in Saline County has learned his sentence as of yesterday. Jedadiah Russel, 28, of Eldorado, was sentenced Thursday, July...
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FRIENDS, FAMILY, SAY MISSING WOMAN WALKED AWAY FROM HARRISBURG HOSPITAL
SALINE CO., Ill.--Family and friends of a missing woman in Saline County say she actually walked out of the hospital in Harrisburg, where she'd checked in to the Mulberry Center previously. Roberta...
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MILES OF TROOPS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HIGHWAYS
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS--Readers in the coverage area have been reporting the massive convoy of military vehicles moving across southern Illinois this afternoon. We currently have some photos coming in as...
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Second case filed in Harrisburg predatory sexual assault charge
SALINE CO.— A second predatory sexual assault case has been filed against a Harrisburg convicted drug felon. On July 9 Assistant Saline County State’s Attorney Eva Walker, commonly known as a sex...
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SALINE CO.— An Eldorado teen who seemed to think he was a minor and police couldn’t do much to him found out exactly the opposite. Zachary T. Dolden, 18, of Dewey Road, Eldorado, has been booked on...
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More drug sweep warrants served in Hardin
HARDIN CO.—Three more names have been made public in the early-July warrant sweep conducted by undercover drug agents with the state in Hardin County. The total take on the sweep was 18, all alleged...
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Father confronts thief who stole his son’s 4-wheeler
Hardin Co. meth connection made in Saline Co. bust SALINE CO.— Recent arrests over a stolen 4-wheeler have lead authorities to tie in the names of at least four suspected methamphetamine movers....
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SALINE CO.—Some repeat offenders and familiar names appear in this issue’s misdemeanor coverage. It begins, however, with a Golconda woman who probably should have known better than to try what she...
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Fosse out of county process-serving job
WILLIAMSON CO.—A famous name was being tossed around Marion and Williamson County in early July after a late June incident, the reality of which public officials are keeping extremely quiet over. It...
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Missing girl found, man charged with sex offenses
SALINE/JOHNSON COs.—A man originally from Buffalo, Missouri, is being held at the Saline County Detention Center on a $50,000 cash bond in a child abduction and sex case after he was found in...
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ROBERTA WALLACE FOUND ALIVE AND WELL
Roberta Wallace from a friend's Facebook page HARRISBURG, Ill.--The woman missing from Harrisburg Medical Center since July 19 has been found, and she is alive and well. Roberta Wallace, reported to...
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VIOLENT FELON SENTENCED IN SALINE COUNTY
James Houston SALINE CO., Ill.--On July 28, 2015, Saline County, Illinois Circuit Judge Walden E. Morris sentenced James E. Houston, age 34, of Harrisburg, Illinois to 18 years in the Illinois...
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MURDER-SUICIDE IN WEST FRANKFORT
WEST FRANKFORT, Ill.--A shooting last night in West Frankfort has left two men dead in that city, and two others injured. Authorities are saying that Harvey Wilder, who goes by Matthew Wilder, age 32,...
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FLORIDA MAN SENTENCED FOR EXTORTION OF CARBONDALE BUSINESSMAN
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois -- Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that James W. Russell, 36, of Lake...
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ACCIDENT AT SHAWNEE COLLEGE IN ULLIN CLAIMS MAN’S LIFE
ULLIN, Ill.--A Marion man is dead after a freak accident at Shawnee Community College in Ullin yesterday. The 54-year-old man, whose name hasn't yet been released pending notification of all family,...
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