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Prosecutor holds press conference on dog issue; agrees law is frustrating
SALINE CO.—The press conference held this afternoon as called by Saline County State’s Attorney Mike Henshaw was by turns informative and frustrating, and Henshaw himself agrees that where the law is...
View ArticleRICKY TURNER SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON
SALINE CO.—The man who was convicted of murdering Jessika James in 2009 has been sentenced in Saline County circuit court today, August 1, 2013. And the judge in the case ruled that Ricky Turner II...
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VETERINARIAN DECLARES DOG MEETS STANDARDS OF ‘DANGEROUS’
SALINE CO.—In follow up to the issue yesterday afternoon (a press conference regarding a dog attack in Eldorado last month), the veterinarian in charge of the investigation has reached a conclusion on...
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DOC HERRIN MAKES SOME ‘HEAVY COMMERCE’ AT LOCAL OFFICE
MARION—Grief and greed are oftentimes overwhelming states of being. And when the two collide, the outcome can be, well…heavy. Such was the case Wednesday with Roger Herrin. We’d heard about the...
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HARASSMENT FOLLOWS LIFE SENTENCE FOR CHILD MURDERER
SALINE CO.—Some people obviously can’t handle the truth. It appears that Ricky Turner II’s mother is one of those people. And of course, it helps that there’s an attorney in the mix that is telling...
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LOCAL GRADE SCHOOLER DEAD OF GUNSHOT WOUND
HARRISBURG—Disclosure has confirmed with authorities that a Harrisburg grade school student has died while out of state on vacation. It’s been confirmed that the death came as the result of a gunshot...
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UPDATED INFORMATION ON TEXAS SHOOTING OF HARRISBURG BOY
HENRIETTA, Texas—Authorities are releasing scant information on the shooting death of a Harrisburg, Illinois boy last night in Henrietta, Texas. A screenshot of a photo from a local newspaper in...
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ARMED ROBBERY IN CARRIER MILLS
SALINE CO.—We’re learning that there has been an armed robbery at the Casey’s General Store in Carrier Mills this morning, just before 6 a.m. Carrier Mills police, as well as Harrisburg police and...
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GRANDFATHER CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH SHOOTING DEATH OF HARRISBURG STUDENT
CLAY CO., Texas—Late last night, authorities announced not only the name of the Harrisburg boy who was killed in an accidental gunfire incident Friday in Texas, but also the name of the person arrested...
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ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECT INFORMATION RELEASED
SALINE CO.—The suspect in the alleged armed robbery case at Casey’s convenience store in Carrier Mills has been identified, and charges are now pending against him. Thomas E. (Tommy) Sanders, 40, of...
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INCREASED TRAFFIC ALERT FOR SALINE COUNTY
SALINE CO.—Our Nixle alert system has put forth this notice for Saline County residents: Increased traffic along Highway 34 North from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. from Harrisburg to Raleigh; use caution when...
View ArticleFIGHT AT POOR BOYS IN HARRISBURG…AGAIN
HARRISBURG—We’re hearing reports right now (about 9:25 p.m.) of a fight going on at Poor Boys in the parking lot. The report is that Jeremy May is involved in a dust-up there that might have a weapon...
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Harassment continues in ‘rado dog dispute
ELDORADO - Apparently it just wasn’t enough for irresponsible animal owner, Jonathan Roe and his cohabitator, Ginger Tyring in Eldorado, that they weren’t charged with anything over the dog attack...
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NO EVIDENCE OF WOMAN RESTRAINED YESTERDAY AT HARRISBURG LAKE
SALINE CO.—Saline County officials have released information indicating that what went on yesterday at Harrisburg Lake had nothing to do with an alleged Unlawful Restraint issue. But that word went...
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MAN WHO DIED AT GATHERING EVENT IDENTIFIED
HARDIN CO.—Jessica Cullum, Hardin County Coroner, has released the name of the man who was found deceased in a tent yesterday afternoon at The Gathering of the Juggalos. Cullum identified 24-year-old...
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Drug task force makes PE detail arrests, chases Moss
SALINE CO.—The Southern Illinois Drug Task Force was responsible for recent drug arrests in Saline County, all of it happening during the last week of July. The arrests were the result of what Saline...
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Candy bar heist gets repeat criminal busted at Kroger
SALINE CO.— A low-level Gallatin County crim, formerly of Eldorado, has been busted in Harrisburg for stealing candy bars at Kroger. According to official reports, on July 15 at approximately 12:07...
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Crims busted for violence, theft and driving revoked
SALINE CO.— A Harrisburg woman upped her felony charge count when she was being taken into custody on theft charges and police found drugs on her person. According to information filed in the case,...
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Galatia woman faces felony DUI drug charge
SALINE CO.— A Galatia woman faces a pair of felony drug charges following a traffic stop. According to information filed in the case, on July 13, at approximately 6:53 p.m. Galatia officer Matt Keltner...
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Convicted child murderer sentenced to life
SALINE CO.— The man convicted by a Saline County jury for the murder of 4-year-old Jessika James was handed a life sentence on August 1, 2013, more than four years after taking the little girl’s life....
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