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Two Lawrence County residents were arrested this week in Crawford County after alledgedly stealing a vehicle here in Lawrence County and fleeing police after being stopped. Robinson Police say that

Motorists in Lawrence and surrounding counties in Illinois can expect to see more state police and local law enforcement out on the roads through the Labor Day holiday weekend-the final summer

The Illinois Enterprise Zone Board has approved 14 applications to establish or renew enterprise zones across the state. Enterprise zones encourage job growth and investment in economically

Lawrenceville Police Tuesday arrested 29 year old Coty Parson of Lawrenceville for aggravated domestic battery. He also was wanted for failure to appear in court and on a Department of Corrections

A Sikeston Missouri truck driver was sentenced to prison this week in Clay County Illinois for his involvement in a traffic crash in Flora in which two Richland County men were killed. 64 year old

The Vincennes Board of Works and Safety has approved an agreement with the Indiana Department of transportation for use of some excess project money for the reconstruction of three city railroad

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Monday arrested 36 year old Lamont Hall of Lawrenceville for failure to appear in court for arraignment. He was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and was

The man charged with the death of a Crawford County woman was sentenced Monday. Jason Strawbridge was given 45 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for first degree murder. He was

Farmers in Lawrence County and the surrounding area in Illinois may apply for Harvest Season Permits beginning on Sunday September first. That according to the Illinois Farm Bureau Department of

Four people were arrested and charged during a joint saturation patrol this past weekend in Knox County Indiana. Vincennes Police, the Knox County Sheriffs Department, and Indiana State Police were