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Multiple people struck by car near 5th and North Grand early Thursday morning; driver arrested
Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – UPDATE – Springfield police arrested 22-year-old Evan M. Hutson of Springfield Thursday afternoon for aggravated assault and aggravated battery with a vehicle in connection to an incident near 5th Street and North Grand Avenue that occurred in the early in the day.
Springfield restaurant owner sentenced on fraud charges
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — A Springfield restaurant owner has been sentenced to a year-and-a-half in federal prison for submitting fraudulent documents to obtain a loan and then concealing their fraudulent nature from loan providers. Prosecutors said Omar Hernandez-Lopez, 39, was sentenced on Friday after he pleaded guilty in April. He was charged in 2020 with […]
UPDATE: Springfield man arrested after driving through group of people
UPDATE at 8:23 p.m. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — A man from Springfield is under arrest after a vehicle drove through a group of people overnight on Thursday, sending one person to the hospital. Springfield Police said in a release that Evan Hutson, age 22, was taken into custody by detectives at 3:02 p.m. in the […]
Second person arrested in Springfield murder investigation
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — More than a month after a Springfield man’s murder, a second person has been arrested in connection to the crime. Police officials said the two suspects they’ve arrested are siblings. Sammie Tyrone McClinton was shot and killed the morning of July 25. Police found him at 5th and Miller Streets, and […]
Man convicted of killing Illinois DCFS caseworker during home visit
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man accused of stabbing a state child welfare worker to death as she was making a home visit to check on children has been found guilty but mentally ill in her killing.Sangamon County Circuit Judge John Madonia convicted Benjamin Howard Reed on Thursday of first-degree murder in the killing of Deidre Silas, who was a child protection specialist for the Department of Children and Family Services.Maldonia called Silas' slaying "one of the most brutal and heinous" cases he's seen in his legal career, The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reported.Silas was slain in January 2022 as she...
Jacksonville Woman Receives 15-Year Federal Prison Sentence on Drug, Weapons Charges from 2020 Incidents
A Jacksonville woman who has been behind bars for more than 4 years awaiting a disposition in her federal drug and gun case was finally sentenced yesterday in a federal courtroom in Springfield. 25-year old Katrina S. Wallace, formerly of the 300 block of West State Street was initially arrested...
Man convicted of First Degree Murder in the brutal murder of Deidre Silas
SPRINGFIELD, IL –Benjamin Reed was found guilty by Circuit Judge John Madonia after a bench trial in Sangamon County. In announcing the verdict, the Judge found that when the defendant killed Deidre Silas, his conduct was accompanied by exceptionally brutal and heinous behavior indicative of wanton cruelty. The judge...
Illinois State Trooper injured in vehicle crash on I-94
CHICAGO (WTVO) — An Illinois State Police Officer’s vehicle was hit while the trooper was inside, causing injury. On August 31, around 2:20 a.m., the trooper’s squad car was parked in Lane 1 on Interstate 94 near 111th Street with emergency lights activated. The trooper was inside their squad car handling a previous crash exit […]
PHOTOS: Firefighters rescue man from grain bin in Logan County
NEW HOLLAND, Ill. (WCIA) — Multiple Central Illinois fire departments responded to a Logan County village on Wednesday for a grain bin rescue. The Lincoln Rural Fire Protection District was among the agencies that responded to the New Holland Elevator. Officials posted on Facebook that a single person was trapped up to his waist when […]
Illinois State Police Completes Largest Security Detail in 100-Year Agency History
CHICAGO, Ill. -- The Illinois State Police (ISP) has completed the largest security detail in the 100-year history with their agency. ISP stated they protected people and provided security during the time of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. State police partnered with federal, state and local agencies across the...
Top law enforcers discuss local police procedures following Sonya Massey’s death
BLOOMINGTON (25News Now) - The City of Bloomington’s Public Safety and Community Relations Board (PSCRB) invited police chiefs from Bloomington, Normal, Illinois State University, and the McLean County Sheriff to discuss police procedures, from the hiring process down to residency requirements. Concerns about how police officers are hired, trained,...
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