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UPDATE: Springfield Police share more information on woman found dead Sunday
8/26 UPDATE: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Springfield Police have shared more information about a woman found dead Sunday on 5th Street. Officers arrived to scene around 9 a.m. Springfield firefighters pronounced the woman dead at the scene. Officers on scene said there did not appear to be any trauma to the body. Springfield Police detectives […]
First day of trial for Benjamin Reed
SPRINGFIELD, ILL (WICS/WRSP) — The trial for the man accused of stabbing a case worker to death is underway. Benjamin Reed is charged with killing Deidre Silas who was killed in January 2022 inside a home in Thayer. Prosecutors say Silas, who was a case worker with the Department...
Trial begins for man accused of killing DCFS employee Deidre Silas
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — Benjamin Reed will stand trial Monday afternoon. He was charged with the murder of Deidre Silas back in 2022. Silas, 36, was a social worker with DCFS. In January of 2022, she went on a home visit in Thayer, Illinois. It was there that she was stabbed and killed. Authorities later […]
Sangamon Co. Crime Stoppers ups reward for fentanyl dealers’ arrests
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — One Central Illinois Crime Stoppers chapter is cracking down on opioid fentanyl by offering an increased reward for tips that lead to fentanyl dealers’ arrests. Crime Stoppers of Sangamon and Menard Counties said fentanyl is the leading cause of accidental deaths in Sangamon County and in Illinois as a whole, and […]
DCFS worker from Springfield was 'doing her job protecting kids' on day of fatal stabbing
A former first assistant in the Sangamon County State's Attorney's office said Deidre (Graham) Silas was "just doing her job protecting kids" when the child protection specialist was fatally stabbed in a home on the southern tip of Sangamon County on Jan. 4, 2022. Benjamin Howard Reed, 35, is accused of killing the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services worker. ...
Man accused of shooting Illinois State Police trooper back in court
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — Cristobal Santana, the man who shot an Illinois State Police trooper last October was back in court on Monday. Santana appeared on zoom in the courtroom Monday. He asked the judge for a new attorney, he doesn't want the current public defender he has. Santana...
Springfield Fire Dept. battles three fires over weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Springfield Fire Department responded to three fires over the weekend that left two firefighters in need of medical attention. The first fire happened on Saturday at 6:15 p.m. on Scott Court. Chief Ed Canny said a home caught fire and the flames burned through the roof. Two people were left […]
CWLP warns of spoof email circulating
City Water, Light and Power (CWLP) wants its customers to know of a spoof email going out that appears to be from CWLP’s Customer Service Office, which is a common phishing scheme. The email being sent is a request to “Review A Confidential Document & Sign” and it references a DocuSign application. The sender email appears to be from CWLP Customer Service.
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