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Bridgeport Police Tuesday picked up a local man. Taken into custody was 28 year old John Koonce of Lawrenceville on a Bond Revocation. He was being held in the Lawrence County Jail.

Lawrence County lost one of it’s longtime champions.  97 year old Roscoe Cunningham of Lawrenceville passed away Saturday. Cunningham was a successful attorney, businessman and community

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 6, 190 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus Monday across the state with 85 additional deaths. Overall there have been 726,304 cases

Vincennes Police say a Vincennes man is facing multiple charges after stealing a vehicle and attempting to escape. Nicholas Anthis reportedly took a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Monday. It was

Lawrenceville Police investigated a two vehicle accident at Parkside Elementary School Monday morning. Reports indicate that around 8:30 a.m. a 2004 Dodge Dakota being driven by Merril Clark of

A Knox County Indiana man is in custody after alledgedly being involved in two southeastern Illinois armed robberies late last week. The Knox County Sheriffs Department announcing the arrest of

The Illinois Department of Employment Security reports that unemployment is trending down from September to October across southeastern Illinois. The jobless rate in October in Lawrence County was

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports there were 46,016 new cases of coronavirus reported across the state during the five day Thanksgiving weekend starting last Wednesday. There were

Lawrenceville Police have completed their investigation into a two vehicle accident last week at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and 11th Street. On Wednesday, a 2005 Buick being driven by

Authorities in neighboring Richland County and the surrounding area are looking for a pair of heavy equipment thieves. Olney Police last week recieved a report of the theft of a Bobcat Compact