Galesburg man jailed, daycare closed after sex abuse charges
GALESBURG — A Galesburg man is being held in the Knox County jail and a local daycare is closed following accusations of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.On July 8, the Galesburg Police Department was...
View ArticleK9 team assists in three drug busts at Amtrak station
GALESBURG — Over the course of Labor Day weekend, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from Galesburg police, seized about 28 pounds of cannabis, along with methamphetamine, LSD and 12...
View ArticleTwo arrested in Warren County on drug charges
KIRKWOOD — A joint Warren County and Henderson County sheriff’s offices investigation resulted in the arrest of two Warren County residents on drug charges Wednesday evening.Information developed by...
View ArticleSuspect in custody in WIU residence-hall shooting; campus closed
MACOMB -- A Western Illinois University student was arrested Wednesday in Chicago after he was accused of shooting his roommate the previous night in Macomb.Kavion Poplous, 18, surrendered at a Chicago...
View ArticleSuspect in WIU shooting being held in Chicago on $1 million bond
MACOMB — The Western Illinois University student accused of shooting his roommate earlier this week is to return to Macomb soon to face charges.Kavion Poplous was being held on $1 million bond in the...
View ArticleMonmouth man charged with attempted murder
MONMOUTH — A Monmouth man was charged Friday with attempted murder following a pellet gun incident on Wednesday.Brad Reimolds, 52, is being held at the Warren County Jail on $250,000 bond.Police...
View ArticleIndianapolis man, woman sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for Walgreens...
ROCK ISLAND – Chief U.S. District Judge Sara Darrow has sentenced Gates L. Sisk, 20, and Davia A. Barbee, 20, both of Indianapolis, to 13 years in prison for the Sept. 10, 2018, armed robbery of...
View ArticleTwo arrested on weapon, drug charges
MONMOUTH — At approximately 8:13 p.m. Thursday, Warren County deputies responded to a report of shots fired near the 300 block of Plum Street in Kirkwood. A witness described a red vehicle leaving the...
View ArticleFulton County man shot dead by officers was armed with BB gun, State Police say
LEWISTOWN -- A man police officers shot to death last week in Lewistown brandished a BB gun designed to look like a semi-automatic handgun, authorities stated Tuesday.Justin L. Hammack pointed the gun...
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