CRIME & SAFETY
Springfield-area man who is part-time police officer slams Jeep into school, leaves scene
A Waverly man who serves as a part-time officer for the Virden Police Department was cited for failing to report an accident after his Jeep Wrangler slammed into Waverly High School on April 12. Donald J. McIntire, 53, of the 400 block of West Tremont Street has a May 6...
UPDATE: Coroner IDs 16-year-old victim in Springfield shooting
UPDATE 4/25 at 11:19 a.m. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Sangamon County Coroner has confirmed the identity of the Southeast High School student killed in a shooting Wednesday morning. Coroner Jim Allmon identified the 16-year-old as Keyon Day of Springfield. Day was pronounced dead at HSHS St. Johns Hospital at 9:48 a.m. after being transported […]
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