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Homeless meth felon charged in burglary pens ‘will be good’ letter to Judge...
SALINE CO.— A pair of felonious convicted Harrisburg meth dopers have been charged with breaking into a local storage units and helping themselves. According to police reports, on January 3, at...
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Shoplifter complaint leads authorities to Harrisburg meth operation
SALINE CO.— Authorities say that one man has been sentenced and several others await trial in connection with a report February 2 regarding a suspected shoplifter at the local Walmart that lead...
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Candidate looking to sue Disclosure to prevent coverage
SALINE CO.— Many believe that when President Richard Nixon coined the phrase “Politics is a dirty business” he hit the proverbial nail on the head. Before the voting machines from the 2016 Primary...
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SEARCH WARRANT BEING CARRIED OUT REGARDING MISSING WOMAN; ONE IN CUSTODY
Carla Burns SALINE CO., Ill. - A Harrisburg doctor is in custody at this hour, being questioned in the disappearance of his estranged wife, who has been missing since last week. Unofficial sources have...
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BURNS ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF WIFE
HARRISBURG, Ill. – A press release issued by Saline County Sheriff Keith Brown states that Dr. Brian Burns, 56, of Harrisburg, was arrested for First Degree Murder by Saline County Sheriff’s deputies...
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AUTHORITIES STILL INVESTIGATING ALLEGED CRIME SCENES IN BURNS MURDER
SALINE CO., Ill. - We have just a little to update you on regarding the alleged murder of Carla Burns, Dr. Brian Burns' estranged wife. We've been told that the Saline County Sheriff's Office, headed...
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THIS MONTH’S PRINT HEADLINES, MARCH-APRIL 2016!
Welcome to the inaugural edition of our FOURTEENTH YEAR in business! We didn't know time would fly so quickly...! Aw who are we kidding...we're old. We're tired. But we've got a SMOKIN paper for you,...
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BRIAN BURNS UPDATE, SALINE COUNTY FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGE
Dr. Brian Burns, in custody at the SCDC SALINE CO., Ill. - The press conference to be held regarding the arrest and charges of Dr. Brian Burns has been moved to tomorrow in Harrisburg. Dr. Burns, 56,...
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IYC RESIDENT SENTENCED TO BIG BOY PRISON FOR BATTERY
SALINE CO., Ill. - On March 16, 2016, Saline County Circuit Judge Walden E. Morris sentenced Kameron R. Moore, age 18, of Rock Island, Illinois to 4 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections and...
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TWO COUNTS OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER, CONCEALMENT OF HOMICIDAL DEATH: BURNS CASE
Dr. Brian Burns, in custody at the SCDC SALINE CO., Ill. - Formal charges have been filed in the case of a doctor accused of killing his estranged wife. Dr. Brian Burns, 56, of the Mitchellsville area...
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BURNS PRESSER: NO COMMENT ON REMAINS FOUND IN FIRE PIT
From left (front), Marion PD investigator Thomas Warren; Williamson County State's Attorney Brandon Zanotti, Marion Police Chief Dawn Tondini (front), Saline County Sheriff Keith Brown; in back,...
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VIDEO: FRIDAY MARCH 18 PRESS CONFERENCE, DR. BRIAN BURNS CHARGES
Marion Police Chief Dawn Tondini; Saline County Sheriff Keith Brown SALINE CO., Ill. - Here's the vid, shaky though it may be, of the press conference regarding Dr. Brian Burns, in custody and charged...
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SALINE COUNTY MINES ON LIST MADIGAN CALLS ON FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF...
Attorney General Issues Demand Over Significant Concern That Peabody Cannot Fulfill $92 Million Financial Commitment to Reclaim Mines in Southern Illinois A view of a surface mine ILLINOIS - Attorney...
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UTILITY POLE CATCHES FIRE IN HARRISBURG; AMEREN RESPONDS SWIFTLY
HARRISBURG, Ill. - There was a little excitement this evening at the intersection of Small Street and Commercial. A line on a power pole got really hot at the insulator, and for a short time, the...
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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE DISTRICT 19 ANNOUNCES UPCOMING PATROLS
ISP DIST. 19, Carmi, Ill. - Captain Kelly Hodge, District 19 Commander, has announced a variety of patrols coming up in the area for the month of April. The first is an Alcohol Countermeasure...
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FORMER HARRISBURG-AREA COACH SCOTTY WAY SAID TO BE MONEY MAN FOR OVERSEAS...
Scott Alyn Way, Saline County mug from years ago WILLIAMSON CO., Ill. - Natasha Mann may have been the one in the hotseat today at the courthouse Marion, but her case was eclipsed by the presence...
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D19 OREP Patrol Results: WABASH, SALINE & HAMILTON COUNTIES
DISTRICT 19 ISP - ISP's District 19 seatbelt patrol (also known as Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols) was active in Wabash, Saline and Hamilton counties in southern Illinois on the recent dates...
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ISP DIST. 19 REVEALS RESULTS OF ALCOHOL CHECK, SALINE & WAYNE COs.
SALINE/WAYNE COs., Ill. - Illinois State Police troopers in District 19 conducted Alcohol Enforcement Patrols in Saline and Wayne counties these past couple of weeks. Below are the results from these...
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GUNFIGHT AT HARRISBURG BAR LOS AMIGOS
The scene outside Los Amigos Sunday afternoon, April 3, after law enforcement authorities were finished looking for casings. HARRISBURG, Ill. - The site of a Harrisburg bar long known for violence came...
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SALINE COUNTY SENTENCINGS, MARCH 2016
SALINE CO., Ill. - Saline County State's Attorney Mike Henshaw has announced that the following people were sentenced in March 2016 in Saline County Circuit Court: James E. O’Brien was sentenced on...
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