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GRAPHIC: Midwest is home to less than 10% of Hispanic farmers
According to the latest Census of Agriculture, the Midwest is home to less than 10% of the country’s farmers who identify as Hispanic. This makes it the region with the second-lowest Hispanic representation among farmers, behind only the Northeast. Nationwide, Hispanic farmers total 112,379, representing only 3% of all...
Appellate attorneys for state argue circumstantial evidence ‘overwhelms’ any potential errors in Bliefnick case
QUINCY — The appellate attorneys for the people of the state of Illinois in the appeal case for convicted murderer Tim Bliefnick have filed a response brief in the Office of State Appellate Defender, Fourth District, arguing that a new trial is unnecessary. The 36-page brief was prepared by...
Carrier Mills man arrested after home invasion, attack on 2 people
CARRIER MILLS, Ill. (KBSI) – Police arrested a man suspected to be involved in a home invasion and attack on two Carrier Mills residents. Tyrese D. Isbell, 24, of Carrier Mills faces charges of home invasion (Class X felony), domestic battery, battery and endangering the life/health of a child and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.
Wednesday WMOK News Check – Metropolis and Massac County News – July 17, 2024
(WMOK) Metropolis, IL – As we prepare to public the Yellow Sheet this afternoon we have word of a multi-vehicle collision near the I-24 Bridge on the westbound Illinois side. We are still gathering details in the newsroom as of 3:59pm as the situation unfolds. Police radio traffic does...
City of Metropolis Suffers Phishing Attack, Securing Accounts
METROPOLIS – The City of Metropolis posted on its Facebook page Wednesday that unfortunately the city was recently subject to a phishing attack. Steps have been taken to secure the city’s accounts, but residents are being warned just in case they receive any suspicious emails from a metropolisil.gov email address.
Peoria High to be among the first schools in Illinois playing girls flag football
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Peoria High is the oldest high school in Illinois but it will be one of the new kids on the block this fall. It will be among the first schools to field a girl’s flag football team competing in the Illinois High School Association’s newest sport. The IHSA is adding girls […]
Winnebago principal’s personal experience inspires Illinois school’s cardiac safety law
WINNEBAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — This Fall, all schools in Illinois will be required to have a plan in place in the event of a cardiac arrest on school grounds. A Winnebago principal advocated for the law after it happened to her, and now her school is one of three Heart Safe Schools in the state. […]
Louisville instructor out of a job after post on Trump assassination attempt
(The Center Square) – The Louisville college instructor who made a controversial social media post over the weekend regarding the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump is out of a job, and he's blaming the school for kowtowing to "domestic terrorism." One day after announcing the faculty member was on unpaid leave, Bellarmine University issued a statement Tuesday evening saying the individual "is no longer a Bellarmine employee." The...
Jaymen Townsend: Marion High School Combo Guard Offered by NJIT Highlanders Hoops
2025 Marion High School (Ind.) combo guard Jaymen Townsend has received an offer from Division I New Jersey Institute of Technolgy (NJIT) Highlanders Men’s basketball program, today he wrote on X. Additionally, the 6-foot-6, 200-pound Townsend holds offers from Northern Illinois, Kent State, Indianapolis, Eastern Illinois, Saginaw Valley State...
Public health professional seeks to educate due to recent rise in HIV cases
PADUCAH — Due to recent rises in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnoses, one public health professional hopes to increase education on the illness in Paducah. AJ Garnett, an Early Intervention Services prevention manager at LivWell Community Health Services, spends much of his time at work testing people for HIV.
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