Virden Plane Crash Victim ID’d
By Benjamin Cox on August 14, 2023 at 3:23pm
The Macoupin County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of the pilot who was killed in a small-engine plane crash near Virden on Saturday. The Macoupin County Coroner, Anthony Kravanya says 62-year old Gregory M. Bierman of Raymond was pronounced deceased at the scene at around 9AM Saturday. Bierman was listed as the owner and […]
Chapin Police Giving Out Child ID Kits For Tonight’s Triopia Back to School Event
By Benjamin Cox on August 14, 2023 at 3:21pm
The Chapin Police Department has announced a special program to help keep children safe. Official say they are working in partnership with the NFL Alumni and the National Child ID Program to provide 250 Child ID kits to families in the Chapin and Triopia School District area during the Stop and Drop Night tonight from […]
Nevada Man Extradited to Pike County on Multiple Counts of Child Pornography
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 14, 2023 at 3:14pm
A Nevada man is behind bars in Pike County after a nearly 18-month child pornography investigation. According to a press release by Pike County Sheriff David Greenwood this afternoon, on July 19th the Pike County Sheriff’s Department and Pleasant Hill Police Department announced the arrest of 57-year-old James B. Knight, of Elko, Nevada, and formerly […]
Adams County Authorities Investigate Shooting of Teen Near Camp Point
By Benjamin Cox on August 14, 2023 at 12:04pm
UPDATE: 11:05AM – The suspect in the shooting has been identified as 18-year old Wynod Bynum, Jr. of Quincy. He is expected to make his first appearance in Adams County Circuit Court this afternoon. Adams County Sheriff’s Detectives are investigating a shooting that claimed the life of an unidentified 19-year old male early Monday morning. […]
Pilot Dies in Saturday Plane Crash near Virden
By Benjamin Cox on August 14, 2023 at 11:58am
One person has died after a small-engine plane crashed in a tree line near Virden on Saturday morning. The Macoupin County Sheriff’s Office told Springfield media outlets on Saturday that there was only one person in the plane when it crashed around 9 a.m. Saturday in a field near North Hendritta Street and West Dean […]
Third Suspicious Fire of the Summer Hits White Hall’s East End
By Benjamin Cox on August 14, 2023 at 11:51am
White Hall Fire officials are saying arson was the cause of a vacant house fire yesterday. The Journal Courier reports that the White Hall Fire Department was called out for a structure fire at 5AM yesterday to a two-story structure fire in the 200 block of Worcester Street near Raines Street. White Hall Fire Chief […]
Carlinville Man in Custody As Suspect in Friday Morning Armed Robbery
By Benjamin Cox on August 13, 2023 at 1:46pm
The Carlinville Police Department has announced the arrest of a Carlinville man in connection to an armed robbery that took place early Friday morning. According to a press release, 25-year old Dillan Weaver of Carlinville was arrested Saturday afternoon in connection to an armed robbery that took place at approximately 5AM on Friday, August 11th […]
Carlinville Police Searching For Armed Robbery Suspect
By Benjamin Cox on August 13, 2023 at 6:19am
Crime Stoppers of Macoupin and Montgomery Counties is asking for the public’s help to locate and apprehend a suspect in an early morning armed robbery in Carlinville. At 5:05AM on Friday, Carlinville Police received a call that an employee from the Casey’s General Store located at 425 West Main Street in Carlinville had been robbed […]
Bliefnick Sentenced to Natural Life in Prison For Estranged Wife’s Murder
By Benjamin Cox on August 13, 2023 at 6:17am
A Quincy man found guilty of murdering his wife earlier this year has been sentenced to natural life in prison. 40-year old Timothy W. Bliefnick was found guilty by jury of two counts of first degree murder and home invasion in late May after a week-long trial. Charging documents and testimony in the case revealed […]
ImpactLife Urgently Needs Donors as Part of BLood Supply Reaches Critical Levels
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 12, 2023 at 12:23pm
Blood center officials are hoping an upcoming area blood drive will pump a little life into area blood supply levels as some have reached a critical level. ImpactLife officials are responding to an immediate need for additional donors to support this region’s blood supply. They say during the weeks between the Fourth of July and […]