Carlinville Shooting Suspect Captured
By Benjamin Cox on July 14, 2023 at 1:39pm
Carlinville Police have announced that a suspect has been arrested in the murder of 37-year old Dana Morgan, Jr. Morgan was found shot in his home in the 1000 block of Johnson Street in Carlinville. He later was pronounced deceased at Carlinville Area Hospital. Witnesses say that Blackburn College was placed on a hard lockdown […]
Arson Strikes Historic Church Street Home for Second Time in as Many Months
By Jeremy Coumbes on July 14, 2023 at 1:06pm
A historic home in Jacksonville was struck by an arsonist for the second time in less than two months this morning. The Jacksonville and South Jacksonville Fire Departments were dispatched at approximately 8:00 am to the scene of a structure fire at 606 North Church Street. The three-story home, referred to by many as the […]
Springfield Stabbing Victim Identified, Person of Interest Being Sought by U.S. Marshals
By Benjamin Cox on July 13, 2023 at 5:52pm
The Springfield Police Department is investigating what led to the fatal stabbing of a woman on Tuesday night. Springfield Police responded to a call that a male subject possibly injured his girlfriend in Springfield from a woman in the Bethalto area at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. Officers were told to do a wellness check at a […]
Waverly Man with Prior Sexual Abuse Convictions Charged with Multiple Counts of Possession of Child Pornography
By Jeremy Coumbes on July 13, 2023 at 4:19pm
A Waverly man who was previously convicted of criminal sexual abuse in Morgan County was arrested Wednesday for multiple charges of child pornography. 31-year-old Michael A. Timmons of the 400 block of South Grove Street in Waverly was booked into the Morgan County Jail at approximately 4:00 pm Wednesday on charges of child pornography and […]
Millers Blast Springfield YMCA Over Transgender Locker Room Policy
By Benjamin Cox on July 13, 2023 at 4:11pm
15th District Congresswoman Mary Miller and the Illinois House Freedom Caucus blasted the Springfield YMCA over intersex bathrooms based on allegations from a teen that she had to share a locker room with an alleged transgender woman. Miller’s Office issued a statement today saying that 16-year old Abbigail Wheeler of Springfield was allegedly kicked off […]
Jacksonville Gets Good News on Financing for Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade
By Benjamin Cox on July 13, 2023 at 1:57pm
Talks of the derecho recovery and the Nichols Park Pool renovations dominated Monday night’s Jacksonville City Council meeting. Sandwiched in between those discussions was good news from the Illinois EPA. Reg Benton of Benton & Associates delivered some new financial terms for upgrades at the Wastewater Treatment Plant: “The City of Jacksonville is going to […]
Tracy LTC-patient Visitation Bill Signed Into Law
By Benjamin Cox on July 13, 2023 at 1:50pm
Legislation prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic was recently signed into law. 50th Districty State Senator Jil Tracy of Quincy, who sponsored the bill, says the legislation was field in response to the heartbreaking isolation that residents of long-term care facilities felt during the pandemic: “We were restricting visitors, but we realized that there were people […]
Hammond Prescription Pick-up Bill Signed Into Law
By Benjamin Cox on July 13, 2023 at 1:45pm
It will now be easier to pick up prescriptions at your local drug store in Illinois. Governor J.B. Pritzker signed legislation sponsored by Macomb State Representative Norine Hammond last week that ends a rule that required pharmacists to be present when people pick up their prescription, even if it was already filled, packaged, and signed […]
Springfield Man One of Three Killed in I-70 Greyhound Bus Crash
By Benjamin Cox on July 13, 2023 at 1:41pm
A Springfield area man was one of those who died in the Interstate 70 bus crash near Highland yesterday morning. The Madison County Coroner’s Office identified 47-year old Bradley Donovan as one of three people killed in the crash. WICS reports more than a dozen others on board at the time of the crash also […]
Carlinville Police Searching for Overnight Shooting Suspect
By Benjamin Cox on July 13, 2023 at 11:07am
Macoupin County authorities are searching for a suspect connected to a shooting in Carlinville last night. The Carlinville Police report that at 7:20PM officers were dispatched to a report of a man being shot in the 1000 block of Johnson Street in Carlinville. Upon arrival, officers identified the shooting victim as 37-year old Dana Morgan, […]