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On June 22, 2022, the Galesburg Police Department arrested Diane J. Wall, 57, on an arrest warrant issued by the Knox County State’s Attorney’s Office for multiple counts of theft and identity theft in excess of $500,000. An investigation in conjunction with the U.S. Inspector General’s Office and...

GALESBURG — Galesburg Police have arrested a woman and charged her with theft and identity theft for her alleged role in collecting U.S. Pandemic Unemployment benefits in excess of $500,000. On June 22, the Galesburg Police Department arrested Diane J. Wall, 57, on an arrest warrant issued by the...

GALESBURG, Ill. (KWQC) - A Galesburg woman was arrested after police say she collected over $500,000 in unemployment benefits from multiple states. The Galesburg Police Department on June 22, arrested 57-year-old Diane J. Wall on an arrest warrant issued by the Knox County State’s Attorney’s Office. Wall is...

A Galva teen agreed to a plea deal in Henry County Circuit Court Thursday that involved dropping four of the six charges against him. Gage Huffman,18, pleaded guilty to the remaining charges of possessing methamphetamine and possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number. Each charge came with a five-year prison sentence and a $75 fine.

GALESBURG — Several riders who had tickets for Amtrak's Southwest Chief were waiting in Galesburg's Amtrak station yesterday after the train was derailed in Mendon, Missouri. Authorities said that the train was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago with 275 passengers aboard when it struck a dump truck and...

From those who signed-up yesterday (6/27) at wgil.com, congratulations to three more winners of Big Bang BOOM VIP tickets:. They were drawn at random this morning and each get a 4-pack of tickets to the VIP viewing area for Big Bang BOOM on July 4th at Lake Storey Park in Galesburg!

GALESBURG — Railroad Days saw a below average turnout this year though its organizers say they are still pleased with the attendance of the festival's various new and returned events.  Tony Oligney-Estill — Railroad Days’ new co-chair with Julie King, director of the National Railroad Hall of Fame — estimated that between 1,500 and 2,000 people attended the festival this year. Oligney-Estill said that Railroad Days normally attracts around 3,000 people. ...

GALESBURG, Ill. (WMBD) — Galesburg Police Department has arrested Diane J. Wall, 57, for multiple counts of theft and identity theft in excess of $500,000. Galesburg PD announced Wall’s June 22 arrest on Tuesday morning. The US Inspector General’s office and the Knox County State’s Attorney’s Office launched...

Galesburg Police on Sunday afternoon (6/26) were dispatched to the Public Square for a fight in progress. The Railroad Days carnival was taking place at the time. Officers first met with a group of females who reported two male juveniles fighting on the square. The two males were separated and detained. As officers were escorting the males to a squad car, according to police reports, 30 or 40 people went running by officers, and a large group of people – mostly juveniles, had gathered around another altercation taking place. An adult male subject was seen running towards another juvenile male subject and began striking him repeatedly in the face and head. Numerous people in the crowd were encouraging the two to fight. Police responded back to the crowd and began deploying pepper spray until the crowd dispersed. The adult male was identified as 25-year-old Emmett Blow of Galesburg. The two male juveniles were each charged with Disorderly Conduct and released to their guardians. Blow was transported to the Knox County Jail and charged with Mob Action and Aggravated Battery.

GALESBURG, Illinois (KWQC) - Simmons Street between Prairie and Kellogg Street will be closed to through traffic beginning at 7 a.m. Wednesday for sanitary sewer repairs, weather permitting according to a press release from the City of Galesburg. The release said the closure will remain in place until 3:30 p.m....

Several facilities within the Monmouth-Roseville School District are receiving upgrades this summer says Superintendent Ed Fletcher:. “We are doing some asbestos abatement in the AP Room at the high school and get a new floor. The high school gym has been painted and it looks really nice. We have had some new seat tops installed on the bleachers. We will be getting a new sound system and a new scoreboard in cooperation with the Sports Boosters. If you have ever driven by the circle drive at the high school when we have had a large rain, there is a small pond that sits there because of the drainage and so we are actually working with the city to get that fixed here shortly as well. Air conditioning is being installed at Central and Harding.”

CANTON — Renaissance Care Center is a 5-star skilled nursing facility. They recently announced an inaugural Certified Nurse’s Aid training class at their new training center, 25 East Side Square in a newly renovated space and the Canton Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting. Renaissance Care...

The Galva Freedom Fest committee are finalizing plans for the July 4th week-end in Galva. 7:30 a.m. Anyone with a tractor or an antique tractor can meet at Galva High School and parade to the Filling Station In Bishop Hill for breakfast. The route is James B Young Road and then North going to the Filling Station.

Carl Sandburg College recently donated a Firearm Training Simulator (FATS) system to the Galesburg Police Department to use for officer training and development. Sandburg had previously acquired the FATS system but did not have a long-term need for it after receiving a $100,000 Innovative Bridge and Transitions grant earlier this year from the Illinois Community College Board that led to the purchase of a state-of-the-art Apex Officer Pro Training Simulator system.

Carl Sandburg College recently donated a Firearm Training Simulator (FATS) system to the Galesburg Police Department to use for officer training and development. Sandburg had previously acquired the FATS system but did not have a long-term need for it after receiving a $100,000 Innovative Bridge and Transitions grant earlier this year from the Illinois Community College Board that led to the purchase of a state-of-the-art Apex Officer Pro Training Simulator system.

The Illinois Department of Agriculture is hosting a Pesticide Clean Sweep program in central Illinois. The Warren-Henderson Farm Bureau has registration forms for the program and can explain more details, shares Manager Gina Long:. “We have the registration forms in our offices. So, if you have any questions, please feel...

GALESBURG — The city of Galesburg has approved an agreement to sell 2.96 acres of land to be developed into a new community-based outpatient clinic for the Department of Veteran Affairs. The proposed site is located on West Carl Sandburg Drive, in a vacant lot west of the Sherwin...