BENTON (WRXX) – The federal fraud and arson case against a former area banker was continued Wednesday until May when he’s scheduled to be tried on an 11 count indictment the Southern District of Illinois federal court in Benton. Former Vice President of Community First Bank of the Heartland, Richard B. Pigg, is accused of securing fraudulent…… Read more…
WHITE COUNTY – A Tennessee man wanted by U.S. Marshals for violating probation led White County and other law enforcement agencies on a pursuit that began at a rest stop on I-64 in Grayville and ended with his arrest after he crashed his vehicle and fled into a wooded area south of I-64 in Indiana Tuesday.…… Read more…
Photo via Illinois Public Radio/Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0 SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Wednesday announced a critical transformation initiative that will reshape the way the State approaches care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The comprehensive plan includes: “Individuals with mental illness, intellectual and developmental disabilities deserve…… Read more…
Pictured: Summersville Grade School Special Education Coordinator Monica Maxey MT. VERNON (WRXX) – A Mt. Vernon teacher has been recognized for her work preparing students to succeed. Monica Maxey is the special education coordinator at Summersville Grade School and Curriculum Associates has named her one of its 2023 Extraordinary Educators. Maxey is one of 30…… Read more…
Pictured: U.S. Capitol building. Photo by JessicaRodriguezRivas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) Tuesday cosponsored a House resolution calling for amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibiting individuals who are not American citizens from voting in federal, state, and local elections. “As American citizens, our right to vote and have a voice in our…… Read more…
MURPHYSBORO – After a recent weeklong trial, a Carbondale man has been found guilty in connection with a May 2021 home invasion and aggravated sexual assault in Jackson County. Jackson County State’s Attorney Joseph A. Cervantez announced Friday that 30-year-old Kyle C. Locklear was found guilty of two counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault of a Person Over the…… Read more…
MURPHYSBORO – After a recent weeklong trial, a Carbondale man has been found guilty in connection with a May 2021 home invasion and aggravated sexual assault in Jackson County. Jackson County State’s Attorney Joseph A. Cervantez announced Friday that 30-year-old Kyle C. Locklear was found guilty of two counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault of a Person Over the…… Read more…
MARION – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Monday the Attorney General’s office obtained a guilty plea in a case against a Norris City woman who unlawfully possessed fentanyl. In a case Raoul’s office prosecuted in Williamson County Circuit Court, 46-year-old Linnea O’Neal pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony. As…… Read more…
CAIRO – The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) said the US 60/62 Mississippi River bridge at Cairo will close to all traffic starting Monday, March 20 extending through Thursday, March 23 and again on Monday, March 27 through Thursday, March 30. The closure is necessary for a bridge inspection. Message boards will be in place to direct traffic.… Read more…
MARION – The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office Monday announced that an analysis by the Illinois State Police Crime Lab on a firearm recovered in the January warrant arrest of Brandon Tennyson of Marion has been released. Police said in a press release that it showed the firearm was initially identified as associated to criminal cases pending with…… Read more…