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Illinois live-in caretaker sentenced for killing elderly woman over the volume of her TV
PEORIA, Ill. (TCN) -- A 46-year-old caretaker will spend six decades in prison for fatally beating an elderly woman during a dispute in 2019. According to the Peoria County State's Attorney's Office, a judge sentenced Dmitri Rogatchev on July 15 to 60 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the first-degree murder of 75-year-old Sandra Jackson. A jury convicted Rogatchev of the charge in June. He must serve his full sentence.
Kewanee Kiwanis Presents $10,000 in Scholarships to Six Local Students
Last Wednesday, the Kewanee Kiwanis presented six high school students from Kewanee and Wethersfield with $10,000 in scholarships. The scholarships were issued to Key Club Seniors from Kewanee High School and Wethersfield High School. Congratulations to Dillon Horrie, Landon Sauer, Kennedy Anderson from Wethersfield, Avery Yepsen, Eleanor Burkhardt, and Jillian Bennison from Kewanee. In a Facebook post, Kewanee Kiwanis said, “These young men and women are impressive to say the least.” Kewanee Kiwanis also presented Brea Cinnamon, with Fueling a Future, a check to help families with transportation costs for children requiring medical care.
Bradley Track and Field Welcomes New Assistant Coach
Peoria, IL - Bradley University is happy to announce the bringing on of Malory Muzler as an Assistant Track and Field Coach reinforcing the commitment to excellence in athletics and in student athlete development. Muzler brings in experience competing at the highest level as a conference championship-winning Division 1 athlete and as an assistant coach on a staff that led Vanderbilt to their highest finish in the conference in three years.
IDPH, DNR And Rock Island Area Health Authorities Investigating Gastrointestinal Disease That Sickened At Least 12 People
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are working with public health authorities in Rock Island and Iowa to investigate an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis, a gastrointestinal disease, in persons helping at a Rock Island County wildlife rehabilitation facility. Public health officials said at least 12 individuals have been identified with probable or confirmed disease following contact with raccoons at Pat’s Bandits in Hillsdale. The people are residents of Iowa and from four counties in Illinois.
Severe Weather in Illinois: Possible Tornado Ripped Through Manhattan Subdivision Overnight
Manhattan, IL – A large area of Manhattan Township, including the entirety of Ranch Oaks Subdivision, was struck by a suspected tornado on Monday at approximately 9:30 p.m. The severe weather brought damaging winds and heavy rainfall, causing significant disruptions and damage throughout the area. According to the Manhattan...
Roof torn off Village Bar Supper Club in Kieler
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - After severe weather in Southern Wisconsin Monday night, owners of a supper club are cleaning up in the village of Kieler. The roof of Village Bar Supper Club was damaged by an EF1 tornado. The owners say they are glad no one was hurt, but will be closed until further notice.
John Deere announces workforce reduction impacting salaried workers
IOWA (KWWL) -- John Deere is planning to cut some salaried employees from its workforce beginning next week, according to an email sent to workers. In the email KWWL obtained, the company says that an employee meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 24 at 7:30 a.m. A new round of workforce reductions is expected.
St. Ambrose named 1 of America’s best colleges for 2024
St. Ambrose is being recognized for quality, affordable education by a national publication. St. Ambrose University is being honored nationally for high-quality education and affordability. Money.com recently published its annual list of America’s best four-year universities and colleges and St. Ambrose was named “One of America’s Best Colleges” for 2024. The magazine’s annual ranking measures […]
Severe storms with tornado reports whip through Midwest, killing 1, cutting power to 460K
CHICAGO (AP) — Storms spawning multiple tornado reports blew through Iowa, Illinois — including Chicago — and Indiana on Monday, downing trees and power poles and cutting power to more than 460,000 customers and businesses. A woman in Indiana died after a tree fell onto a home, authorities said.
Severe weather slams central Illinois, again
For the second time in as many nights, damaging winds caused widespread damage and power outages. The storms Monday night resulted in staggering wind gusts. A corn crib was destroyed by a 105 mile per hour wind gust near Camp Grove in Marshall County. South Pekin clocked a 78 mile per hour wind gust, Elmwood 71 mph and Lewistown 70 mph. Wind gusts of 60 to 70 miles per hour were common over most of the area. Several communities reported wind damage with the main problem being trees and tree limbs knocking down power lines and causing roads and streets to be blocked. We’ll get a better idea of damage when it’s daylight. The Monday night storms hit as some communities were cleaning up from storms Sunday night which caused damage in Henry and Bloomington.
Has There Ever Been a Shark Attack in Illinois?
There is a rare species of shark that can survive in salt and fresh water but did one attack a boy in Lake Michigan near Chicago?. I'm not going to lie, I was watching Shark Week stuff on TV and wondered if there had ever been a shark attack in any bodies of water in Illinois. I know just mentioning it sounds ridiculous, but I have Googled stranger things.
4-H events are coming to Illinois in a big way
EASTERN ILLINOIS (WTWO,WAWV)– Over the rest of the month of July Eastern Illinois will play host to a numerous amount of 4-H showcases. Clark, Edgar, and Crawford counties all are having 4-H fairs over the coming weeks allowing all their members a chance to show their hard work on the projects they’ve been spending time […]
Here's the week-by-week high school football schedule for the Springfield area
The Illinois High School Association released its high school football schedules ahead of the start of the season next month. Here are the schedules for The State Journal-Register's entire coverage area from Week 1 through Week 9. Central State Eight WEEK 1 ...
Alarming Number of Dengue Fever Cases in Illinois, CDC Warns
It might just be the most urgent health issue in America right now and it's especially becoming a big problem for Illinois. The CDC is warning about an explosion of cases of dengue fever and Illinois is among the states with the most incidents. Dengue fever is a virus that...
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