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Crime
9 months ago
UPDATE: Springfield man dies from gunshot wounds after 50+ shots fired at vehicle

Smith died from multiple gunshot wounds shortly after arriving at HSHS St. John’s Hospital. A female was also shot during the incident.

Springfield Police squad
Crime
9 months ago
UPDATE: Coroner identifies woman killed in Springfield New Year’s Day shooting

At approximately 11:40 a.m., Springfield Police were dispatched to the 1600 block of South 17th Street.

United States Attorney for the Central District of Illinois Gregory K. Harris
Local
9 months ago
U.S. Attorney for Central Illinois, Gregory Harris, announces retirement

During his tenure, Gregory Harris prosecuted high-profile cases involving civil rights violations, political corruption, investment fraud, and human trafficking, securing convictions and life sentences in several landmark cases.

Jeremy Register
Crime
9 months ago
CRIME STOPPERS: Help needed to locate missing 36-year-old Springfield man

Register is white, approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. 

Phillip Jensen
Crime
10 months ago
Rochester dentist sentenced to 15 years for fentanyl theft and harming patients

Starting in December 2019, Phillip Jensen stole fentanyl by siphoning at least half of the drug from single-use vials, replacing it with saline, and resealing the vials. The theft left patients with inadequate pain management during surgery.

Bodycam image from Sept. 4 shooting
Local
10 months ago
Springfield police release bodycam footage of September shooting; no charges filed

The narrated video of the Sept. 4 officer-involved shooting was made public in an effort to promote transparency, according to Springfield police.

Robert E. Crimo III, arrives before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti during a case management and ruling on motions at the Lake County Courthouse, Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.
Crime
10 months ago
Man charged with mass shooting at Illinois parade loses bid to bar his statements at trial

Attorneys for Robert Crimo III claimed he was denied his right to see a lawyer during a police interview. But a judge says video clearly shows Crimo waiving his right to remain silent and declining to meet a lawyer.

Crime Stoppers
Crime
10 months ago
Crime Stoppers seeks tips on White Oaks Mall vandalism

Springfield police are asking for the public’s help after a costly act of vandalism at White Oaks Mall last month.

Crime
10 months ago
Could another Grayson get hired?

New sheriff faces Massey Commission

Crime
10 months ago
Helping women in prison

“When you incarcerate a woman, you incarcerate the whole family.”

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