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Authorities have identified the subject involved in that multi-county over 200 mile stolen vehicle pursuit though south-central and southeastern Illinois Friday. He is 44 year old Justin Keuhl of

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has extended his stay-at-home order for two more weeks. He made the announcement on Friday. It had been set to expire Tuesday. Indiana state health officials now have

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced there were 1,209 new cases of the coronavirus in the state Friday. There were 53 reported deaths. That adds up to a total of 8,904 cases and 210

Multiple law enforcement agencies in south central and southeastern Illinois were a part of the pursuit of a stolen vehicle over 220 miles. The vehicle was stolen in Peoria and traveled east to

Lawrenceville Police Friday arrested 43 year old Zahariah Chansler of Lawrenceville on a charge of Aggravated Assault. No other arrest details were given in the report. Chansler was taken to the

Authorities in Wabash County are continuing to investigate the death late this week of a teenage girl. Mt Carmel Police and Wabash County Emergency Medical personnel were called out Thursday to the

Republic Services has announced it will be suspending pickup of bulk trash until further notice due to the ongoing pandemic. The company went on to emphasize that it will still be offering the

Indiana education officials say that all K-12 schools in the state will remain closed for the remainder of the academic year. That edict was issued Thursday by Governor Eric Holcomb and

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced there were 715 new cases of the coronavirus disease in the state Thursday with 16 additional deaths reported. New cases were reported in Logan,

Illinois State Police District 12 out of Effingham has announced its activity and enforcement figures for the month of March. Troopers in the district which includes Lawrence, Richland and Crawford