Cases Rest on Day 3 of Finlaw Murder Trial, Closing Arguments Begin Monday
By Jeremy Coumbes on January 29, 2022 at 11:12am
Day 3 of the Dustin Finlaw murder trial resumed this morning in Morgan County Court with multiple witnesses called to testify by the prosecution. The prosecution questioned multiple agents with the Illinois State Police, who provided testimony that a knife believed to be the murder weapon was found in the fork of a tree near […]
Jacksonville Man Arrested for Sexual Assault
By Jeremy Coumbes on January 28, 2022 at 6:59pm
A Jacksonville man was arrested this morning on a sexual assault charge. According to a press release from the Jacksonville Police Department, 22-year-old Dakota Holder of the 100 block of Walnut Court was arrested at approximately 10:50 this morning. Holder was booked into the Morgan County Jail on a charge of predatory criminal sexual assault […]
ILGA Returns to Session Next Week, Pritzker to Deliver State of the State In Person on Weds.
By Benjamin Cox on January 28, 2022 at 9:08am
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch announced yesterday that the Illinois House would be returning to session next week. In a statement released yesterday, Welch says that with Covid-19 on the decline once again that the session would be conducted in a cautious and vigilant manner. Welch urged his colleagues to take care of the […]
Unemployment Levels Off Locally
By Benjamin Cox on January 28, 2022 at 9:06am
Morgan County’s unemployment rate appears to have leveled off. Locally, the unemployment rate from November to December stayed at 3.7%. The steady rate ends 7 straight months of swift decline. Morgan County is at odds with the state trend, which saw the statewide unemployment rate dip for the 9th straight month. Strikingly, Scott County actually […]
Price Is United Tickets Nearly Sold Out
By Benjamin Cox on January 28, 2022 at 8:32am
Only nine days remain until the Prairieland United Way’s Price Is United event returns. Executive Director Karen Walker says there is only a limited number of tickets remaining: “Sales are going well. I believe we are down to about 17 tickets left. I certainly encourage anyone if you are still interested in the event to […]
LaHood Seeks Answers For 2020 Tax Return Backlog at the IRS
By Benjamin Cox on January 28, 2022 at 8:23am
Income tax filing season is currently underway, but many in the country are still waiting on their 2020 return. 18th District Congressman Darin LaHood is demanding answers from the IRS. LaHood is asking for the IRS to provide answers about the more than 16 million outstanding returns from last year that are still awaiting processing. […]
Northwestern School District Found
By Benjamin Cox on January 28, 2022 at 8:22am
A van reported stolen on Tuesday morning from the Northewestern School District in Palmyra has been found. Macoupin County Sheriff’s Detectives reported that they located the van yesterday in Nilwood. No further details have been released. Macoupin County Sheriff Shawn Kahl wished to thank the public for raising awareness about the incident and for their […]
Jury Views Video Interviews with Dustin Finlaw Days After his Arrest in Day Two of Murder Trial
By Jeremy Coumbes on January 27, 2022 at 6:57pm
The prosecution continued to present its case in the Dustin Finlaw murder trial this morning. Illinois State Police Zone 4 Detective Sgt. Brad Sterling continued to be questioned on the witness stand. Sterling was one of the two investigators who questioned Finlaw in a videotaped interview a few days after he was arrested. In the […]
Crime Stoppers Ask for Assistance Locating Individual in December Cold Case
By Jeremy Coumbes on January 27, 2022 at 4:16pm
Crime Stoppers of Morgan, Scott, and Cass Counties is asking the public for help with a case that has grown cold over the last two months. Jacksonville Police are looking for an individual to speak with him in regards to an incident that occurred at a business in the 200 block of Dunlap Court. The […]
Northwestern School District Has Van Stolen
By Benjamin Cox on January 27, 2022 at 10:09am
The Macoupin County Sheriff’s Office released information this morning about a van stolen from the Northwestern School District in Palmyra over night yesterday. According to a release on the Office’s Facebook page, a Macoupin County Deputy was advised by the school district yesterday that a white 2009 Chevy transportation van was stolen off of their […]