Drop in 1st Quarter Crime Stoppers Tips Likely Due to Technical Issues
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 10, 2023 at 9:30pm
Less people provided tips to aid law enforcement in the three-county area over the first quarter of this year, however, that is likely due to a recent rash of technical problems. Crime Stoppers of Morgan, Scott & Cass Counties saw a dip in tips received for the first time since roughly a year ago over […]
Arenzville Board Has Vacancy After Consolidated Election
By Benjamin Cox on April 10, 2023 at 6:56am
Another area village has vacancies on their board of trustees. The Village of Arenzville will be looking to fill one vacancy as soon as possible. Current Arenzville Village Board members David Beard, Gary Beard, and Dan Morrell did not seek re-election during April 4th’s consolidated election. Morrell served 2 years on the board as an […]
One Person Cited After Two-Vehicle Crash at Main & Morton on Sunday
By Benjamin Cox on April 10, 2023 at 6:52am
One person was cited after a two-vehicle crash over the early Sunday yesterday. Jacksonville Police and emergency crews were called to Main and Morton at 12:56PM for a collision. According to a police report, a vehicle driven by 24-year old Tyler J. Row of Gonzales, California turned left onto Morton Avenue from South Main. A […]
Three Arrested After Shots Fired Incident in Jacksonville’s North End
By Benjamin Cox on April 10, 2023 at 6:49am
Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputies and Jacksonville Police arrested three individuals in a large disturbance after a reported shots fire incident Sunday night. Authorities were called to the 600 block of North Clay Avenue at 9:07PM after gunshots were reportedly fired into an occupied residence. Witnesses told police that they believe the shots came from a […]
Macoupin Sheriff’s Deputy Stable Following Early Saturday Crash
By Benjamin Cox on April 9, 2023 at 10:03am
A Macoupin County Sheriff’s Deputy is currently hospitalized following an early Saturday crash near Girard. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that Deputy Nate Albracht had been responding to an emergency call in Girard before the crash. At 5:37AM, Albracht’s vehicle was traveling eastbound on Emmerson Airline Road, left the roadway, and struck a tree, according to […]
Trial Date Set as Defense Moves to Suppress Video Evidence in Wilson Murder Trial
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 8, 2023 at 9:13am
A tentative jury trial date has been set for a Morgan County murder trial, even though potential evidence in the case remains in question. 39-year-old Joshua E. Wilson appeared in Morgan County Court in front of visiting Macoupin County Judge Kenneth Diehl Friday morning. Wilson faces three counts of first-degree murder in the shooting death […]
Jacksonville Police Arrest Parole Absconder After Domestic Call
By Benjamin Cox on April 7, 2023 at 7:54pm
Jacksonville Police arrested a man absconding from parole this morning after a domestic disturbance. Jacksonville Police were called at 6:52AM to an apartment in the 1200 block of Lincoln Avenue. The caller said that a parolee was in their apartment attempting to take their 18-year old daughter to traffic her. The caller also said that […]
City Awarded $2.5 Mil Grant Toward West State Project
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 7, 2023 at 6:00pm
The City of Jacksonville is another step closer to completing the years-long Downtown Turnaround Project. Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that more than $127 million in funding has been awarded through the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program. More than $2.5 million has been awarded to the City of Jacksonville for […]
JMH Foundation, JMH Colleague Direct Benefactor of Memorial Health Championship Golf Tourney
By Benjamin Cox on April 7, 2023 at 9:50am
Memorial Health’s five hospital foundations will receive a portion of $85,000 from the proceeds of the 2022 Memorial Health Championship Korn Ferry Golf Tournament held at Panther Creek Golf Course in Springfield last year. The tournament, seen by many golfing insiders as one of the stops for the PGA’s “minor leagues,” is in its 8th […]
Local Filmmaker Seeking Extras For Upcoming Film Shoot at former MacMurray Campus
By Benjamin Cox on April 7, 2023 at 9:22am
A Loami-based filmmaker is looking to use a former Jacksonville college as the back drop for his latest project. Director Ash Hamilton, whose found-footage film Holes In the Sky: The Sean Miller Story is racking up awards and getting major streaming time on several platforms, is looking to bring his next project to the former […]