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UPDATE: Coroner ID’s Springfield man killed in Saturday shooting
Update on 5/6/2024 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Sangamon County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a Springfield man who was killed in a shooting over the weekend. Coroner Jim Allmon said Michael Newton, 33, was identified as the victim. An autopsy performed on Monday showed he died from a single gunshot wound to […]
Fundraiser set in memory of Sangamon County sheriff who died in 2019
The Heart of Wes Barr Foundation, founded by Wes’ wife Sherry Barr, is celebrating what would have been Barr’s 61 birthday with Springfield on May 5 at the Motorheads Bar & Grill on Toronto Road. All proceeds from the event will go toward the causes Barr championed during his life. “We don’t specify at...
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