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Community mourns the loss of longtime paramedic and wife
SULLIVAN COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — The Sullivan community mourns the loss of two people who lost their lives tragically Saturday afternoon. According to a Facebook post from the Edgar County Sheriff’s Office, emergency crews were working a traffic accident on Illinois Highway 133 just 2 miles west of Redmon.
Farmersburg Couple Killed in Illinois Crash
A Sullivan County couple died Saturday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in Edgar County, Illinois. The crash occurred on Illinois Highway 133, two miles west of Redmon, when a westbound SUV crossed into the oncoming traffic and hit an eastbound motorcycle. The motorcycle had moved onto the highway’s south shoulder...
The art of making a difference
“I don’t like to see anybody suffering. I don’t like to see animals suffering. I’ll just help who I can help,” a talented Midwestern artist said. It is the artist’s kind of selfless dedication that makes her, Trish Lewsader, a prime example of a local, community difference-maker.
Two dead after crash in rural Edgar County
REDMON, Ill. (WAND) — An Indiana couple is dead after a head-on crash in rural Edgar County. It happened just after 3 p.m. Saturday on Illinois Rt. 133 just two miles west of Redmon. Edgar County Coroner says, a Ford Explorer was driving west and crossed the center line...
Some Illinois roads to be reopened ahead of Fourth of July
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — One Illinois agency is helping travel ahead of the holiday by temporarily suspending several closures. Four million Illinoisans are expected to travel for the nation’s birthday, according to AAA. Many will choose travelling by car, and the Illinois Department of Transportation is opening roads across the state to ease the flow […]
Terre Haute man dead after an altercation in Edgar County
Kansas, Ill. (WTWO) – A Terre Haute man is dead after an altercation in Kansas, Illinois on Friday. In Edgar County, Illinois State Police were dispatched at around 3:30 p.m. to a shooting on the 300 block of Cook Drive in Kansas. According to the Champaign County Coroner’s Office, Xavier T. Harris, 34 of Terre […]
Terre Haute man dead after shooting in Edgar County
KANSAS, Ill. (WTHI) - A Terre Haute man has died after a shooting in western Edgar County. Illinois State Police said the shooting happened around 3:30 p.m. Friday in the 300 block of Cook Drive in the village of Kansas. ISP said two men were shot and taken to area...
2 men shot in Kansas in Edgar County, taken to area hospital
KANSAS — The Illinois State Police reported that two men with gunshot wounds were taken to an area hospital following a shooting late Friday afternoon in Kansas in Edgar County. ISP Zone 5 reported in a press release that its officers responded at approximately 3:35 p.m. to a call regarding...
Police: Man shoots, kills self following altercation in Edgar County
URBANA — The Champaign County Coroner's Office has reported that a Terre Haute, Indiana, man died as the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a shooting in Kansas in Edgar County. Authorities have not released information on the condition of a second man who was wounded in this...
Oakwood Man, 32, Dies in Route 1 Crash in Edgar County
A 32 year old Oakwood man lost his life in a crash that occurred around 8:30 PM Thursday night (June 27th) on Route 1 in Edgar County, near 1375th Street. Shane Hughes was thrown from his vehicle, and pronounced deceased at the scene. The Illinois State Police report that Hughes...
One dead in Edgar Co. crash
EDGAR COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — One person is dead after a head-on crash in Edgar County. The crash happened Thursday night on Illinois Route 1, just north of Paris, the Edgar County Coroner said. Witnesses said the victim was driving north when he crossed the center line and hit an SUV going the opposite direction.
Fatal crash shuts down State Route 1
A fatal, two-vehicle accident at the intersection of State Route 1 and 1400 North resulted in a mass mobilization of emergency responders and the closure of the highway late Thursday, June 27. Horizon Health, the Paris Fire Department and the Paris Community Fire Protection District arrived at the scene around...
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