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Kewanee police blotter for August 22
An animal at large was reported in the 800 block of Nelson Avenue. Police responded to a report of battery in the 200 block of East Central Boulevard. A damage-only traffic accident involving vehicles driven by a 16-year-old male and Russell C. Hughes, 72, Kewanee, was reported in the 1200 block of East Third Street. No injuries were reported and no citations were issued.
LifeFlight Efforts Unable to Save Peoria Woman After Kewanee Crash
Kewanee, IL – A Peoria woman has died following a serious two-vehicle collision in Kewanee on County Highway 5. The accident occurred at approximately 3:15 p.m. on August 16, prompting an immediate response from local police, fire, and EMS. According to the Peoria County Coroner’s Office, 37-year-old Cassie Boorn,...
Indictment, Arrest in Cases of Violating Orders of Protection
A Princeton man has been indicted on two counts of violating an order of protection. Forty-six-year-old Hoften Williams is accused of knowingly committing acts that were prohibited by an order of protection he was under. Bureau County prosecutors say he made contact with a person, and failed to stay away. He allegedly also went to the home of the protected person. Williams is locked up in Princeton.
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