More Information Released on Missing Person Search Near Petersburg
By Benjamin Cox on December 11, 2022 at 9:14am
The Menard County Sheriff’s Office has released a description and some information about the circumstances relating to a person’s disappearance near Petersburg on Friday. According to a press release, on Friday, a 76 year old white female was reported missing from Springfield. The missing female’s vehicle was located on the east edge of Petersburg near […]
Coroner Releases Identity of Man Struck & Killed on I-55 on Friday Evening
By Benjamin Cox on December 11, 2022 at 9:07am
Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon has identified a man who was struck and killed by a vehicle on Interstate 55 in Springfield on Friday evening. 48 year old Edwin Bartosh of Springfield was pronounced deceased by Allmon shortly after 7PM Friday on I-55 northbound near mile marker 96 near the Illinois Route 29 exit. Bartosh […]
Friday Night I-55 Crash & Man’s Death Have Little Details Released
By Benjamin Cox on December 10, 2022 at 7:59am
Traffic was backed up heading northbound into Springfield for several hours last night after eye witnesses say someone jumped from an overpass and then allegedly collided with a vehicle. The Illinois State Police issued a traffic advisory shortly before 6 o’clock last night on Interstate 55 at milepost 96, about a mile from the Interstate […]
Adrian Judicial Inquiry Board Hearing Continued to February
By Benjamin Cox on December 10, 2022 at 7:55am
The disciplinary hearing for an Adams County judge was continued Thursday in Chicago. The Journal Courier reports that a hearing before the Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board in a case against Judge Robert Adrian was continued. Adrian’s attorney, Amanda Hamilton requested additional time for discovery in the case. According to the report, she said that the […]
Missing Person Investigation Underway Near Petersburg, Search is on Near Sangamon River
By Benjamin Cox on December 10, 2022 at 7:53am
The Menard County Sheriff’s Office and several other agencies are currently conducting a missing persons investigation. According to a press release from shortly after 5:30 last night, the Menard County Sheriff’s Office said they were assisting the Petersburg Police Department with a missing persons investigation along the the Sangamon River near Hurie Park. Also assisting […]
Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Presence in a School Zone
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 10, 2022 at 7:00am
A Jacksonville man pleaded guilty to unlawfully being on school grounds as a sex offender in Morgan County Court Thursday. 59-year-old Paul A. Kluge of Jacksonville pleaded guilty to a class four felony charge of unlawful presence in a school zone by a sex offender when persons under 18 are present, stemming from an arrest […]
No Serious Injuries in Three Vehicle West Morton Crash
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 9, 2022 at 4:45pm
Jacksonville Police and EMS responded to a three-vehicle crash in the 1700 block of West Morton Avenue yesterday morning. At approximately 11:15 am Thursday, vehicles driven by 28-year-old Tiffany N. Mullens-Stone of Jacksonville, Ryne D. Mapes of Wentzville, Missouri, and Mason H. Fricke of Chapin were all traveling eastbound in the inside lane of West […]
Chapin Man Sentenced to Five Years in IDOC
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 9, 2022 at 4:39pm
A Morgan County man will spend the next five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty in Morgan County Court on Thursday. 38-year-old Christopher M. Femmer of Chapin pleaded guilty to felony charges of theft over $500, and unlawful possession of methamphetamine less than five grams stemming from two separate arrests. On […]
Police Investigating Criminal Damage and Theft Incident
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 9, 2022 at 4:37pm
Police are investigating a criminal damage to property incident that occurred this week. Police were called to the 900 block of Huber Street yesterday evening by a complainant who said someone had broken the padlock off of the fence to gain access to the yard and a fire pit had been stolen. A note blaming […]
Acree Murder Case Inches Closer to Trial
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 9, 2022 at 4:29pm
A Murrayville man who was charged with first-degree murder more than two years ago might be headed for trial in early 2023. 34-year-old Kenneth J. Acree appeared in Morgan County Court for a status hearing this afternoon. Acree faces three counts of first-degree murder and one count of concealment of a homicidal death in the […]