Crimestoppers Crime of the Week
By Gary Scott on February 12, 2026 at 11:01am
A broken vehicle window is the subject of the Crimestoppers Crime of the week in Jacksonville. Police say the incident happened last Thursday from 4 and 7 PM at a business in the 900 block of West Morton. The report indicates someone shattered the back glass of a parked unoccupied vehicle, using an object to […]
Ameren Fights High Gas Prices with Storage
By Gary Scott on February 12, 2026 at 9:44am
Ameren Illinois is proud of the job the utility did in keeping natural gas prices lower this winter. It has been a cold winter, and utility bills have skyrocketed for many people and business. One reason was demand. Brad Kloeppel (KLEP pull) is the senior director of natural gas operations and technical services for Ameren […]
JREDC Looking for New Leader
By Gary Scott on February 12, 2026 at 6:50am
The Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Corporation is well into its search for the next person to lead JREDC. JREDC board chairman Kai Schnitker says the group wants to build on its long term, positive relationships with local and regional partners to promote development in the Jacksonville area. This includes Morgan and Scott counties. Schnitker says […]
Becker Running for Morgan Co Board
By Gary Scott on February 11, 2026 at 10:20am
One of the republican candidates for the Morgan County board of commissioners hopes to be voice for the smaller communities in the county. Vikki Becker is one of two candidates on the GOP ticket for a seat on the board. The other is Greg Hacker. Both are vying for the seat now held by Dr […]
Hacker Running for Morgan Co Board
By Gary Scott on February 11, 2026 at 10:09am
A retired officer from the Illinois State Police is one of two candidates running on the republican ticket for the Morgan County board. Greg Hacker and Vikki Becker are running on the republican ticket. Michael Woods is the lone democrat candidate. He was appointed to the board, after the retirement of Brad Zeller. Greg Hacker […]
342 West State Demo
By Gary Scott on February 11, 2026 at 6:37am
The Cherry Apartment building at 342 West State will sit as a shell until the city can get clearance to have it torn down. Outgoing Jacksonville city attorney Dan Beard says the building is owned by an out of state corporation from Colorado. Beard says the city is now going through the legal steps to […]
Springfield Man Sentenced for Prison Murder
By Benjamin Cox on February 11, 2026 at 6:31am
A Springfield man already serving decades in prison for murder has been sentenced to additional time for killing his cellmate at Pinckneyville Prison. Thirty-eight-year-old Daniel Mueller, formerly of Springfield, was sentenced January 8 in Perry County Circuit Court to 18 additional years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the 2018 strangulation death of his […]
Cass County man Federally Arraigned for Drugs and Guns
By Benjamin Cox on February 11, 2026 at 6:28am
A Beardstown man’s Morgan County drug and weapons charges have been dismissed after a federal indictment was handed down in the same case. Forty-one-year-old Bruce Hacker was arrested December 27th following a late-night traffic stop and brief pursuit near Woods Lane and East Morton Avenue. Morgan County deputies say the driver threw a handgun and […]
Lone Democrat Drops Out of Sangamon Co Sheriff’s Race
By Harold Smith on February 10, 2026 at 9:51am
The only Democratic candidate for Sangamon County Sheriff on the March primary ballot has announced he’s getting out of the race. In a Facebook post Monday, former Illinois State Police Master Sergeant Marc Bell said that after much conversation and consideration, he was withdrawing his candidacy for Sangamon County Sheriff. In his statement, Bell said […]
Motion Hearing Held for Man Accused in 2024 Shooting Death
By Harold Smith on February 10, 2026 at 9:19am
A Jacksonville man accused in the 2024 death of a Springfield man was in Morgan County court Monday. 19 year old Larry Taylor allegedly shot and killed 18 year old Trenton Jackson June 6th of 2024 in the 300 block of West College. In a motion hearing Monday, Taylor’s attorneys argued there were certain criminal […]
