SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Crime Stoppers group in Sangamon and Menard counties in central Illinois is increasing its efforts at highlighting cold cases. Springfield police officer Mike Badger is the local Crime Stoppers coordinator. He tells The State Journal-Register in Springfield (http://bit.ly/2dIXsDB ) that instead of featuring two cold cases a month the group…
KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) – A northern Illinois county has enlisted a specially trained dog to help officers track child pornography. Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow is using money seized from criminal activities to pay for a black Labrador named Cache to be trained to detect hidden electronic devise. Glasgow says it’s a first in…
URBANA, Ill. (AP) – Enrollment totals for this fall show the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign is the seventh-largest public university campus in the country with 44,880 students. Charles Tucker, vice provost for undergraduate education and innovation, says the campus has grown by about 1 percent a year for several decades largely at the undergraduate…
ALTON, Ill. (AP) – Boosters of Abraham Lincoln-related tourism have designated Alton as a “Gateway Community” for enthusiasts. The announcement was made Wednesday at city hall by officials from the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition-Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area. The Alton Telegraph reports (http://bit.ly/2dW48h5 ) that the city joins Bloomington-Normal, Quincy, Danville, Springfield and Charleston as…
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A Missouri man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing another inmate while both men were being held in an Illinois jail. Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Gibbons said 32-year-old Terrence T. Lee of Jennings, Missouri, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of first-degree murder and one count…
( KTRS ) An East St. Louis man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for attempted murder of a Police officer. The charges stem from an incident back in June 2015. Last year, 52 yr old Gregory Nelson was stopped by a trooper who suspected him of driving under the influence. During the…
( KTRS ) To bring more awareness to domestic violence, a Illinois Hospital is holding a memorial service for those affected by it. On October 12th the Alton Memorial Hospital will host it’s 12th Annual special memorial service in the Healing Garden. The event is open to everyone in the community, there will be agencies present…
( KTRS ) An Edwardsville,IL. man is being extradited back to Madison County, from west Virginia, after kidnapping a teenage girl and her new born son. On September 17th 13 yr old Katherine Derleth, and her infant son, went missing from their foster home in Madison County. They were found a week later in a…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Medical marijuana sales reached more than $3.8 million last month at licensed dispensaries throughout Illinois. The state released new monthly sales figures Wednesday. September’s sales figures bring the total retail sales in Illinois to $23.5 million since purchasing began in November last year, topping the $20 million mark for the first…
CHICAGO (AP) – Election officials and civil rights groups say an appeals court ruling means same-day voter registration will likely be available Election Day at Illinois polling stations. The stay from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals late Tuesday cancels, at least for now, a lower-court ruling halting the same-day registration option. The appellate…