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SALINE COUNTY: Authorities seeking public’s help in theft incident near...
Do YOU know this guy...? SALINE CO., Ill. - The Saline County Sheriff's Office is asking for assistance from the public's help in identifying a person who is a suspect in a theft near Carrier Mills....
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WEATHER: Southern Illinois at risk for severe thunderstorms
Infrared showing coming storm from the west SO. ILLINOIS - The National Weather Service out of Paducah is alerting folks in southern Illinois to potential weather hazards today and into tomorrow,...
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SALINE COUNTY: Jayson Clark sworn in as state’s attorney
New Saline County State's Attorney Jayson Clark SALINE CO., Ill. - Following a meeting of the Saline County Board last night to appoint an interim State's Attorney, a swearing-in ceremony was held this...
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IYC-Harrisburg inmate sentenced to 6 years in prison for attack on another...
SALINE CO., Ill. - Saline County State's Attorney Jayson Clark has announced a sentencing of a Chicago youth housed at the Illinois Youth Center in Harrisburg. Kaleel Lott, 18, of Chicago, entered a...
View ArticleMore charged as local youth prison continues to see violence against staff
SALINE CO.— Violence against staff charges continue to pour out of the Illinois Youth Center (IYC) also known as kiddy prison. Whether or not there is an increase in violence against staff inside the...
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Harrisburg man charged with sexual abuse of 16-year-old
DANIEL SHERFIELD SALINE CO.— A Harrisburg man has been charged having improper sexual contact with a 16-year-old girl. Information filed in the case alleges that on February 15, 2017 Daniel R....
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Violent convicted dope felon found hiding in closet with knife to his throat
JERRY ALLEN SALINE CO.— A violent methamphetamine convict, hiding in a closet with a knife to his throat threatening to kill himself, had to be snatched from his hiding place by Eldorado lawmen who...
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Fractured eye socket in Eldorado sends one to jail
JESSE DAVIDSON SALINE CO.— A Harrisburg man with multiple violence convictions in his past has been charged with punching another man in the eye. According to formal charges, Jesse Lee Davidson, 27, of...
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Poplar Street cocaine dealer facing multiple drug, weapons charges
SALINE CO.— Something resembling applause was reported coming from the Poplar Street area when one of the area’s better-known convicted cocaine dealers was busted and charged with numerous felonies....
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Somebody lied — February drug arrests in Harrisburg did NOT involve Sonic...
HARRISBURG, Ill. - On February 27 in an article entitled “Sonic Cook Busted After Leaving Suspected Drug House,” Disclosure reported arrests on February 1 by Harrisburg police of two individuals,...
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Brendan Phelps ID’d as driver in cocaine bust, facing drug charges
Brendan Phelps SALINE CO.— A former homeless Harrisburg woman, residing in Carrier Mills, was recently housed in the county jail after police say she was caught with a bit of cocaine. Official...
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“Hammer-wielding” rape suspect in custody
Walter L. Pernell (a.k.a. ‘Bama,’ a.k.a. ‘Derek’) Two sexually assaulted SALINE CO.— A Harrisburg man who was already serving a probation sentence for trespass to a home with people present and...
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Henshaw death end of an era
SALINE CO. – A man whose name had become synonymous with “justice” in the First Judicial Circuit of Illinois has died, and much of downstate Illinois is still reeling from it. Michael Joseph Henshaw,...
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MASSIVE LAWSUIT FILED
Grand Rivers takes on PNB for damages SOUTHERN ILLINOIS – It could very well be one of the biggest civil suits ever to grace the federal courthouse in Benton…and it’s not just a “brewing feud...
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ISP District 12, 19, issue activity reports for March 2017
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS - The two Illinois State Police Districts we report on regularly - Districts 12 in Effingham and 19 in Carmi - have released their activity reports for the month of March 2017. For...
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ELDORADO: Butler Business and Technology Solutions achieves Silver Microsoft...
ELDORADO, Ill. - Butler Business and Technology Solutions, today announced it has achieved a silver Small and Midmarket Cloud Solutions competency, demonstrating its ability to meet Microsoft Corp....
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ATV accident sends Galatia man to hospital by helicopter
SALINE CO., Ill. - A young Galatia man was cited after being hospitalized for treatment of injuries in a crash yesterday involving an ATV. Illinois State police said the situation began when Dalton R....
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WEATHER ACROSS THE TRI-STATE: More on the way
Radar at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, April 16, 2017 We've been experiencing some lightning (Harrisburg), some hail in some locales (Allendale over in Wabash County), and plenty of cloud cover and some torrential...
View ArticleCrim charged with stealing from his own mother after break-in
SALINE CO.— An Eldorado crim has been jailed after authorities say he kicked in the door to his mother’s residence and stole from her. According to reports, police were contacted Friday, March 31 at...
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Ridgway man busted with hydrocodone, methamphetamine and at least one ice pipe
JEREMY BROWN SALINE CO.— A Ridgway man has been jailed on four drug charges following an early morning traffic stop. The incident began to unfold March 27, at 2:42 a.m. as Eldorado police officer Gabe...
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