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Illinois State Police District 12 in Effingham has issued its monthly activity report for August. District 12 does include Lawrence County. There were 211 calls for service during the month with

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested a wanted Crawford County Illinois man Monday. Taken into custody was 41 year old Derek Cafin of Palestine on a warrant for Failure to Appear. He was

Authorities in Wabash County have ruled the shooting death of a Mt Carmel man this past weekend as a suicide. Wabash County 911 recieved a call Sunday afternoon regarding a suicidal male subject at

Pedestrian and motorist safety around trains and railroad tracks will be the focus of Illinois Rail Safety Week this week. The Illinois Association of Police Chiefs announced that the fifth

A Princeton Indiana man was charged by State Police after driving under the influence with his daughter. Sunday night a 1999 Pontiac whose driver was 43 year old Bradley Beadles was stopped for

A male subject was injured after a shooting late last week in Mt Carmel in neighboring Wabash County. Both the Wabash County Sheriffs Department and Mt Carmel Police were summoned Friday afternoon

One man was killed Sunday in an All-Terrain Vehicle accident in the Clark County Illinois city of Martinsville. Illinois State Police say that a 2017 ATV being driven by 72 year old Fred Hain of

Two wanted Bridgeport residents were picked up Saturday on arrest warrants from out of county. 61 year old Dana Singley was arrested by the Lawrence County Sheriffs Department and 34 year old David

The Illinois unemployment rate hit a historic low in August. The Department of Employment Security reports that the jobless rate during the month came in at 4.3% down from 4.2% in July. That is the

Officials with Knox County Water announced Friday that its water distribution lines are now clear after some dirty water was experienced by customers. The utility which services areas of rural Knox