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Investigation is continuing by Vincennes Police into a shooting incident Monday night. Initial reports indicate the shooting occured around 9 p.m. Eastern Time at a location in the 600 block of

The state of Illinois is offering a detailed guide to help local and area school districts decide how to spend $7 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funding.  The 180 page resource guide offers

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,449 new coronavirus cases along with 14 more deaths this past weekend across the state. The latest Lawrence County Health Department case total

Authorities believe that alcohol may have been a factor in a single vehicle weekend accident in Sullivan County Indiana. The Sheriffs Department reports that a vehicle being driven by 28 year old

Illinois State Police at Carmi report that a 14 year old female from the small town of Geff  died in a two vehicle accident late last week at a rural Wayne County intersection. Authorities

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department early Monday arrested 24 year old Bradley Drummond of Bridgeport for Domestic Battery. He was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and was being held pending

The Indiana Department of Transportation is advising travelers including  Illinois commuters of lane restrictions next week on a U.S. 50 pavement reconstruction project in Knox County. Beginning

109th District Republican State Representative Adam Niemerg has had his first piece of legislation passed out of committee in Springfield. His House Bill 217 would allow local school districts

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports there were 3,526 new and probable cases of coronavirus across the state Thursday with 25 more deaths. The Lawrence County Health Department reported

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department made 2 arrests Thursday. Taken into custody was 19 year old Joesph Cummins of Lawrenceville charged with Probation Violation. He was released from the