Author Archives: Mark Wells

Media reports say a Salem teenager has entered a guilty plea to charges involving three altercations that occurred back in April and May. 18 year old Tyree Wilborn was one person involved in an attack...

The Illinois State Police continues to target vehicle theft, hijacking, and related violent crimes using grant funds from the Illinois Secretary of State Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle T...

Major League Baseball Friday: St. Louis 3 San Diego 0 Chicago White Sox 12 Chicago Cubs 5 Arizona 1 Pittsburgh 0 (11 innings) Colorado 6 Baltimore 5 Philadelphia 12 NY Yankees 5 LA Dodgers 5 Boston 2 ...

An oilfield explosion in Edwards County Friday afternoon sent three people to the hospital with injuries. According to reports from the area, the incident occurred around 2:30 Friday afternoon along I...

For those looking for relief from the current heatwave, weather forecasters at the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky say help may be on the way, but not until later next week. The current ...

Five area drug dealers, including one from Mt. Vernon, IL, have been sentenced to federal prison for distributing meth, fentanyl, or cocaine in the southern Illinois area. The five sentenced include 4...

The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 7 have announced the arrest of 70 year old Jon W. Montgomery of DuQuoin, Illinois on multiple counts of Possession and Dissemination o...

Three individuals appeared in Wayne County Circuit Court on Tuesday, with charges ranging from drug possession to burglary resulting in various sentences handed down by the court. Justin Lock, 36, of ...

Wayne County Crimestoppers is offering a cash reward for information leading to the recovery of a stolen green Pelican brand kayak. According to the report, Christopher Conover stated that the kayak w...

The Egyptian Health Department has confirmed that West Nile virus has been detected in mosquito batches collected from both Gallatin and Saline Counties. Surveillance for the virus began in May, with ...