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GUNFIRE ON WASSON ROAD
SALINE CO. – A Saline County man with an extremely violent history, along with his wife, were both arrested in early December following an incident that those in the neighborhood say happens far too...
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City sued over business default
HARRISBURG – Another project by Dale Fowler has put the city of Harrisburg in a bad position and a local business in the hot seat after an alleged default on a loan. Fowler, now 59th Senate district...
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Phelps Finnie votes to override veto of Student Loan Bill of Rights, measure...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To help ensure that students have access to fair and honest education loans, state Rep. Natalie Phelps Finnie, D-Elizabethtown, joined together with lawmakers from around the state...
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ISP Districts report December activity and enforcement
ILLINOIS - The various State Police Districts around Illinois have released their year-end overall stats, and now it's time for the December 2017 stats. DISTRICT 12, EFFINGHAM Illinois State Police...
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Fourth suspect in home invasion charged as adult
The Carrier Mills kid with the misfortune to be named “Muhsan” (last name Fann) is shown here (on left and with a stupid haircut, below) in a Facebook page pic throwing gang signs with one of his...
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Eldorado man in trouble since he was 15 gets arrested yet again
SALINE CO.— An Eldorado man who has been in trouble with the law since the age of 15 has been busted yet again. Scott Wayne Cannell, 44, of the 1900 block of North Main St., Eldorado, has been charged...
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Multiple drugs arrests mark Saline year-end crim roundup
SALINE CO.— In the Saline County general report there appears to have been numerous individuals who just didn’t know any better than to not take their drug stash with them as they ventured out of the...
View ArticleCould face life in prison — Shawneetown man facing six child sex assault charges
SALINE CO.— A Shawneetown man could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted of the sexual assault charges filed against him. According to court documents, on January 4, 2018, Rickie Ray...
View ArticleGolconda woman walks in on Mills man
SALINE CO.— A Golconda woman (or maybe from Junction depending on which court documents you are looking at) has been charged with walking into someone else’s home. Shannon Collen Jones, 44, of an...
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Police say drug felon caught cruising with stash but without driver’s license
SALINE CO.— An Eldorado convicted drug felon has been charged with driving without his license and for possessing dope. According to the formal charges filed in the case, on December 28, 2017, David...
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Eldorado meth felon facing cocaine possession and trespassing charges
SALINE CO.— An Eldorado convicted burglar, who has been sentenced to prison in two separate cases for as many as nine years since 2010, has been busted yet again. In his latest alleged act of...
View ArticleMan who took three years to answer child endangerment charge busted again
SALINE CO.— An Eldorado man whom it took nearly three years to be brought to answer violence charges, including endangering a child, only to be handed a fine he hasn’t bothered to pay and who is...
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Suspect claims mental illness, addiction for fake 911 call
WESTLY KEY SALINE CO.— A Harrisburg man claiming mental illness and addiction has been charged with calling in a fake 911 report According to information filed in the case, on or about December 11,...
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Eldorado man awaiting trial in five felony cases adds a sixth
SALINE CO.— An Eldorado man with five separate felony cases since 2016 with a total of nine felony counts, all awaiting trial, has added a sixth felony case to his record. According to information...
View ArticleGolconda drinker busted driving without license
SALINE CO.— A Golconda woman with a history of alcohol-related legal woes was taken into custody after police say she was caught driving without a driver’s license. According to the information filed...
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Eldorado convicted child beater busted for drugs possession
SALINE CO.— An Eldorado woman who became a convicted felon after she admitted to beating a child and was already serving a DUI drugs sentence has been charged with possession. The formal charges allege...
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Crim with seven cases from 2017, four still awaiting trial busted for drug...
SALINE CO.— A Harrisburg crim who wrapped up last year with no fewer than seven arrests, three convictions in which he still owes $7,496 in fines and fees and four separate cases, all awaiting trial,...
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Curry charged AGAIN
SALINE CO. – The man who’s quickly becoming known as the terror of Wasson has been arrested – and bonded out – again after a row with his wife…and neighbors are stating that their concern is that...
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Audit results near; so do the election dates
SALINE CO. – The countdown to the revealing of what a west coast auditing firm has discovered about Saline County government finances has begun, and is reported to be ready for the county board on...
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SEARCH WARRANT EXECUTED
Stephen Pfifer RIDGWAY – The execution of a search warrant at a residence in Ridgway in early January prompted speculation about ongoing drug activity, but authorities said it was nothing of the sort –...
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