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45-year-old shot and killed in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — A 45-year-old is dead after a shooting in Springfield, according to the Sangamon County Coroner, Jim Allmon. At 11:31 a.m. on Thursday, Springfield Police Department responded to the 700 block of N. 5th Street, for a report of shots fired. As officers arrived on scene...
Area Arrests And Accidents 07/25/24
The Christian County Sheriff's Office reported the following to Regional Radio News;. Sharon Southard, 76, of Taylorville and Mitchel Pride, 37, of Decatur were traveling Northeast on IL RT 48 when Southard slowed down to make a right turn onto 2300 North Road when Pride failed to reduce speed and collided into the rear of Southard’s vehicle.
Springfield man faces murder charges after fatal shooting
A man has been charged after a fatal shooting on July 25 in Springfield. Stephen A. Woolridge was taken into custody a day after the shooting and was charged with three counts of first-degree murder. The shooting happened in the 700 block of North Fifth Street around 11 a.m. The victim, 45-year-old...
Springfield man indicted in drowning death of child
A Springfield man has been indicted in the death of a child March 16 who drowned while without adult supervision. Barrett Koches, 7, had been living with foster parents David Yankee and his husband, Michael, for nearly a month. Barrett was found in the family’s backyard pool in the 2300 block of Winnebago Drive.
Sheriff knew of Sean Grayson's arrest history before hiring
SPRINGFIELD, ILL (WICS/WRSP) — We have new details on the deputy who was arrested for shooting Sonya Massey. Sean Grayson is charged with first degree murder. We have learned Sheriff Jack Campbell knew about Grayson's previous brushes with the law and decided to hire him anyway. Sean Grayson has...
Autopsy confirms Sonya Massey died from gunshot wound to head, as attorney calls shooting senseless
Autopsy findings on Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman fatally shot in her Illinois home by a now-fired sheriff's deputy charged in her death, confirm that she died from a gunshot wound to the
FBI Warning Illinois Residents about the Danger of ‘Jugging’
It's important to always be aware of your surroundings and that's never been more important than it is now in our modern era. The FBI is warning Illinois residents about a rise in incidents involving 'jugging'. It's much more dangerous and common than it sounds. It was just reported a...
Springfield pawn shop raided by Attorney General’s Office
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — A Springfield pawn shop was served a search warrant on Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office. WCIA reporters saw investigators at Monster Pawn on McArthur Boulevard carrying items out of the store. While the Attorney General’s Office confirmed that the search warrant was one […]
Springfield man found guilty in violent attack on ex-girlfriend after stalking her
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — A Springfield man was found guilty of Attempt First Degree Murder, Home Invasion, Aggravated Domestic Battery, and Aggravated Stalking. The jury heard evidence over the course of the trial that from October 15, 2022, through November 12, 2022, Clarence Hopson stalked and surveilled his ex-girlfriend, and threatened to kill her.
Jay Simpson: I'm tired of hearing about innocent Black people killed by law enforcement
Jul. 25—The death of Sonya Massey broke my heart and instantly made me think: What if? What if it was my mother or any other woman in my family? I couldn't even imagine the type of hurt her family is dealing with right now because that woman did not deserve to die whatsoever — especially in that fashion. The way the Sangamon County sheriff's deputies were speaking to her was flat-out ...
Calls for Downstate Sheriff To Step Down After Officer Involved Shooting
The family of woman killed by a Sangamon County Deputy in Springfield say they want to know more about the immediate investigation that surrounded her death and why they were first told that she had possibly been shot by a neighbor or had committed suicide. Sonya Massy's family members say...
When 2 Illinois Men Got Lost in the Woods – Something Found Them
It was supposed to be a date with two girls they had met, but for two Illinois men it became something completely different and terrifying. After they became lost in the woods trying to locate the home of the ladies, something found them, but it wasn't what they were hoping for.
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