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Illinois State Police say they are releasing photos of the arm tattoos on the body of a dead male subject found in the Little Wabash River near Effingham in mid-September. The discovery was made by

Two men have now been formally charged in the death of an elderly Clay County Illinois man. 30 year old Walter West of Edgewood and 27 year old Christopher Gallatin of Centralia were in Clay County

Lawrence County Memorial Hospital has announced that it is extending the hours for the upcoming Moonlight Mobile Mammography event on Friday October 22nd. Appointments will start at 1:30 p.m. and

Nine local teachers including 1 from Lawrence County and 2 from Knox County Indiana have been named as 2nd annual “2021 MacDonalds Outstanding Educators.” Katelyn Lasswell from Red Hill

The Illinois Department of Public Health now reports there have been a total of 1,630,864 cases of coronavirus across the state with 25,017 deaths since the pandemic began. The Lawrence County

There were no injuries in a two vehicle accident Saturday night at the Caseys Convienience Store location at 501 State Street in Lawrenceville. Police report that around 9:15 p.m. a 2016 Toyota

Lawrenceville Police have now completed their investigation into a car-bicycle hit and run incident late last week in which 1 person was injured and hospitalized. At around 6:40 p.m. Friday a 2003

The Illinois State Police now say that 2 suspects have been taken into custody in connection to the death of an elderly Clay County man late last month. A tip from the public led authorities to the

The U.S. Postal Service is warning Lawrence County customers and others using the mail across the state and entire country about temporary mail delays as it implements new operational practices.