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One airlifted after car vs. deer accident in Shelby County
SHELBY COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — Cumberland County first responders were dispatched to a car vs. deer accident early Friday morning. The Neoga Fire Protection District said crews responded just before 5 a.m. to the accident, which was west of Trowbridge on county highway 33. The vehicle, which had landed in a ditch, caught fire with […]
Charleston man accused of stabbing several people
CHARLESTON, Ill. (WCIA) — A Charleston man is facing multiple charges in connection to a stabbing that happened earlier this month. Officials with the Charleston Police Department said Wes Hughes stabbed several people on Oct. 5 at Division Street and Tyler Avenue. All of them are expected to be okay. Hughes fled the scene before […]
Illinois Department of Corrections employee arrested for sending explicit messages to underage girl: police
JOLIET, Ill. - A 45-year-old Illinois Department of Corrections employee is in custody for allegedly sending explicit messages on social media to an underage girl. Robert Arndt was arrested and taken to the Will County Jail on Wednesday for grooming and solicitation of a sexual act, according to Joliet police.
ISP responds to two-vehicle crash in Effingham Co.
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois State Police responded to reports of a crash along Interstate 70 in Teutopolis Thursday evening. ISP said the two-vehicle accident happened around 5 p.m. on I-70 eastbound at milepost 102. That’s near Frontage Road and North 1650th Street. ISP said the two-vehicle crash involved a truck-tractor/semi-trailer. They also said […]