Investigation Into Bliefnick Murder Leads Authorities to Search Lagoon in East Quincy
By Benjamin Cox on March 17, 2023 at 12:21pm
Investigators are searching for more clues into a woman being gunned down in her home in Quincy last month. WGEM reports that Quincy Police, Illinois State Police, and Tri-Township Fire searched a lagoon yesterday on a property co-owned by Timothy Bliefnick. Police were seen in a boat searching a lagoon within the Timber Ridge Mobile […]
Two Springfield IL Lottery Workers Charged For Alleged Thefts of Instant Lottery Tickets
By Benjamin Cox on March 17, 2023 at 12:15pm
The Illinois Attorney General’s Office has charged two Illinois Department of the Lottery employees from Springfield for allegedly stealing books of instant lottery tickets and redeeming winning tickets for cash. 57-year old Dean F. Derrick was charged today with our counts of theft of governmental property greater than $500 but less than $10,000, Class 2 […]
Catch & Release Trout Fishing Starts Saturday; Official Trout Season Begins April 1
By Benjamin Cox on March 17, 2023 at 10:29am
The 2023 Illinois spring trout fishing season opens on April 1st. Nichols Park in Jacksonville will be one of 58 ponds, lakes, and streams throughout the state that will have trout stocked for harvest. Jacksonville Parks Superintendent Adam Fletcher says it gives anglers in the area an opportunity to fish for trout when they wouldn’t […]
First of Three Mt. Sterling Prison Guards Sentenced to 20 Years in 2018 Inmate Death
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 16, 2023 at 4:39pm
A former Brown County correctional officer was sentenced to serve time in prison in federal court this afternoon. 31-year-old Alex Banta of Quincy was convicted in April of conspiracy to deprive civil rights, deprivation of civil rights, obstruction of an official investigation, falsification of documents, and misleading conduct, following a four-week trial in U.S. District […]
Two Arrested After Fist Fight in Courthouse Parking Lot on Wednesday
By Benjamin Cox on March 16, 2023 at 9:00am
Two individuals were arrested by Jacksonville Police after fighting in the parking lot of the Morgan County Courthouse yesterday morning. A Morgan County Sheriff’s Office employee and a passerby in the 300 block of West State Street reported a man and a woman in a physical disturbance to West Central Joint Dispatch at 7:32AM. Upon […]
Bergschneider Finishes Second At State Poetry Out Loud Competition
By Benjamin Cox on March 15, 2023 at 11:44am
Franklin High School Senior Thad Bergschneider placed second in the state Poetry Out Loud competition on Monday. Bergschneider was one of almost 8,000 students from around the state in the competition. 42 schools were represented at Monday’s competition at the Hoogland Center for the Arts in downtown Springfield. Niles West High School Student Yohanna Endashaw […]
Honda Recalling Half a Million Models Due to Seat Belt Issue
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 15, 2023 at 10:02am
Half a million Honda vehicles are being recalled in the U.S. and Canada due to a safety issue. Honda Motors is issuing the recall of some of the automaker’s top models because of seat belts that may not latch properly. According to the Associate Press, documents released today by U.S. safety regulators say the surface […]
Jacksonville, FOP Lodge Agree To New 4-Year Contract; Ease Residency Requirements to Attract More Applicants
By Benjamin Cox on March 15, 2023 at 9:24am
The City of Jacksonville is taking efforts to make the city more attractive to police and fire recruits. The Jacksonville City Council approved a new four-year contract with the local Jacksonville Lodge #125 with the Fraternal Order of Police on Monday night. City Attorney Dan Beard says that collective bargaining negotiations went well with the […]
South Jacksonville Chief Suggests Changes For Traffic If Bartlett Grain Chooses Expansion
By Benjamin Cox on March 15, 2023 at 9:15am
The Village of South Jacksonville and area grain haulers have been dealing with traffic congestion at the southern edge of town for several months. The Bartlett Grain complex has been overrun with grain haulers for the past several months. Village Police Chief Eric Hansell says that the traffic congestion begins in a really busy part […]
No Injuries Reported in Small Murrayville Apartment Fire
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 14, 2023 at 2:21pm
The Murrayville Volunteer Fire Department Chief says it was lucky the resident of an apartment was home at the time of a call for a possible fire over the noon hour. A resident of an apartment complex located at 205 Rimbey Street in Murrayville called West Central Joint Dispatch at approximately 12:20 pm saying she […]