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Jacksonville Police made one arrest overnight after a traffic crash. A two-vehicle crash was reported at the intersection of Sandusky and West Walnut Avenue at 11:38 last night. According to a police report, a vehicle being driven by 51 year old Jagpal Singh of Appomattox Drive was traveling westbound in the 1100 block of West Walnut. A separate vehicle driven by 46 year old Jason R. Lawrence of the 500 block of Pine Street was also traveling westbound directly behind Singh’s vehicle. According to the report, Lawrence allegedly failed to reduce speed and rear-ended Singh’s vehicle sending Singh’s vehicle off the roadway to the right causing it to roll onto its side.

A number of area businesses and business-oriented people were recognized during the Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting Thursday night. Each year the chamber recognizes two businesses of the year, a non-profit business of the year, and recognizes a new member in the chamber’s circle of excellence.

A Beardstown man and Girard woman have been arrested in connection to a shooting that occurred on March 15th in Springfield. WICS Newschannel 20 reports that 31 year old Jared M. Staake of Beardstown and 27 year old Chelsie L. Bounds of Girard were taken into custody yesterday in Springfield by the Springfield Police Department and members of the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force.

Jacksonville Police are investigating a report of criminal damage to property at a local sports complex. According to a police report this morning, sometime within the last several months, an unknown person or persons damaged scoreboards by cutting and removing electrical wire at Future Champions Sports Complex located at Number 5 Kelley Street.

Attorney General Kwame Raoul has announced charges against the owner and operator of four convenience stores in Central Illinois for allegedly defrauding the state out of more than $100,000 in sales tax revenue. 38 year old Surjit Singh of Clinton was charged yesterday in Sangamon County Circuit Court with 2...

Three senior boys and one senior girl from I70Sports coverage schools have been chosen to compete in the 19th annual Carlinville Rotary Club All-Star Classic on Sunday, March 26 at Carlinville High School. On the boys side, Vandalia’s Reid Well and Preston Nestrick as well as Mulberry Grove’s Arjan Epperson...

A Morgan County man who served time in the Illinois Department of Corrections after he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter from a DUI crash in Springfield was arrested for DUI this morning just outside of Jacksonville. According to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy on patrol initiated a traffic...

A Sangamon County man had his case in Greene County Circuit Court declared a mistrial yesterday. 40 year old Michael J. Tolliver, formerly of New Berlin, was booked into the Greene County Jail by Carrollton Police after a traffic stop on May 30, 2022 for aggravated battery of a peace officer, driving on a suspended license, resisting a peace officer, unlawful display of title, driving without a seat belt, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

The Auburn city council, for the second time in the past two years, took action to declare the property at 514 North Fifth Street a nuisance at Monday’s 85 minute meeting. The council voted 6-0 (Royer, Karhliker absent) to approve a recomendation from Chief of Police Dave Campbell that the property be cited once again for unsightly accummulation. “The backyard is terrible and it’s going to continue,” Campbell said. “I think it’s worse now than it was before. We need to get a little sterner on this.”

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with a shooting that police say started as a robbery. On March 15 just after midnight, Springfield Police were called to the 1100 block of Fayette Ave. for a shooting. They found a 33-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the lower torso.

Stacker looked at the biggest 1-day snowfall in Jersey County, Illinois using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information.

The leaders of a pair of Jacksonville business organizations say if you missed out on the first round of Back to Business grants, the latest round is much different and easier to apply for. On Tuesday, Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced another...

CARLINVILLE – Even though Mark Glenshaw has spent much of his life studying owls, he knows they can be tough to spot. “I’ve talked to people in their seventies and eighties who tell me they’ve never seen an owl in their lives,” said Glenshaw, an award-winning naturalist known for his observation of owls. “Owls are just so hard to find. I want to help others find owls and learn as much as possible about them, just as I have.”

Cases filed during March 12-18, 2023. Visit the “Court News” category under the “Community News” tab for other editions. Terry Sloan, 34 of Girard, is charged with possession of less than five grams of meth in connection with a March 12 incident. Dakota Arndt, 22 of...

The Grafton Ferry will launch its 2023 season in a few weeks. The spring and summer will see the ferry used to shuttle motorists - especially tourists - back and forth between Illinois and Missouri several times each weekend. Grafton Mayor Mike Morrow tells The Big Z opening day is...

Hardin Northern is proud to announce that Dr. John Bame, HN class of 1962 and Dr. Jeff Price, HN class of 1980, will be inducted into the Hardin Northern Hall of Distinction as part of the 2023 commencement on Sunday, May 21 at 2 pm. The Hall of Distinction was...

The Riverbend has been hit hard by flooding over the years and is preparing for the possibility that it could happen again. While not expecting anything like the historic flooding of 2019, there is still concern for at least minor flooding for our area again this year. Godfrey Public Safety...

Residents of Scott County and beyond who need assistance with food insecurity can get some help today. The Bags of Blessing Giveaway hosted by the Outreach Community Center will run from 10AM – Noon today at the center, located at 31 South Main Street in Winchester. Nonperishable food items will be available along with pork, chicken and more through their food pantry.

The Auburn High girls soccer team has played three games so far and come away with one win, one loss and one tie. The Trojans rolled past North Mac 5-1 in the season opener, then rallied with two 2nd half goals to earn a 2-2 draw with Southeast. Monday at Divernon, Auburn was outshot 14-4 by Jacksonville in a 3-2 setback.

Family members of an inmate who died at the Morgan County Jail last spring have sued the Morgan County Detention Facility, the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department, and the detention facility’s medical staff in federal court for wrongful death and a violation of civil rights. In a 13-count complaint...