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KNOX COUNTY DRUG BUST

Indiana State Police and the Knox County Sheriffs Department made a large drug bust during the execution of an arrest warrant in Oaktown Monday. Around 9 a.m. Eastern Time, authorities were at a

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HUMAN REMAINS FOUND

Authorities in deep southern Illinois say remains recently discovered could be those of a missing Harrisburg woman. The Pope County Sheriffs Department says the discovery was reported by a deer

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 20,942 new and probable cases of coronavirus across the state this past weekend from Friday through Sunday with 367 additional deaths. Overall

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LOCAL AND AREA ARRESTS

Indiana State Police arrested a Vincennes man on multiple charges after a traffic stop over the weekend in Vincennes. A vehicle being driven by 29 year old Zackary Ball was pulled over on Willow

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LAWRENCEVILLE ACCIDENT

Lawrenceville Police investigated a two vehicle accident late Friday morning in the 1500 block of State Street. The mishap involved a 2005 Chevrolet being driven by Teresa Barnes of rural

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LAWRENCEVILLE FIRE

Units of the Lawrence-Allison Fire Protection District responded to an apparent structure fire this past weekend in Lawrenceville. The location was on Lexington Avenue near Lawrence County Memorial

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