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Sex offender charged in kidnapping, murder of 10-year-old Illinois girl; police

1 year 11 months ago
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) โ€” A 10-year-old Rockford girl was kidnapped and murdered by a registered sex offender on Saturday, according to the Rockford Police Department. Antonio Monroe, 44 of Blue Island, has been charged with First-Degree Murder, Attempted Murder, two counts of Kidnapping and one count of Aggravated Battery via Strangulation. Officers were dispatched around [...]
Jack Baudoin

'It's perfect for a dog run,' Sheepdog time trials held at Illinois Park

1 year 11 months ago
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. (WMBD) -- Sheepherders with the Land of Lincoln Border Collie Association were in Chillicothe Sunday for a three-day border collie timed trials event. Trained sheepdogs and their herders competed at Three Sisters Park in a timed trial to see whose dog can get sheep in their pen the fastest. Club Secretary Katherine Price [...]
Jack Bozikis

Cause of double Illinois drowning may never be known, sheriff says

1 year 11 months ago
ELMWOOD, Ill. (WMBD) -- It might never be known why a boat capsized over the weekend at a private fishing pond, resulting in the death of two Peoria men. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins said the investigation so far has turned up nothing indicating foul play or anything other than a tragic accident. It didn't [...]
Andy Kravetz

'Persons of interest' wanted after body found along St. Charles Rock Road

1 year 11 months ago
PAGEDALE -- The Major Case Squad has identified the victim in a fatal shooting along St. Charles Rock Road Friday and are looking for three 'persons of interest' in the crime. The man shot to death has been identified as Jaylin Johnson, 19, of St. Louis County. He recently attended Marquette High School. On July [...]
Joe Millitzer

Gov. Parson cuts money for Riverview Gardens School District improvements

1 year 11 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri Governor Mike Parson cuts funds to the Riverview Gardens School District. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the governor says the school district should pursue other funding options to upgrade its aging buildings. The Missouri legislature approved $13 million to improve 13 buildings. Governor Parson said the local project had minimal [...]
Joe Millitzer

Last Missouri I-64 exit mural to be completed today

1 year 11 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- Two men put the final touches today on a new art project in Downtown St. Louis. Artist William Lachance and Painter Robert Fishbone will complete a new mural visible from the last Missouri exit on I-64. It's 25 feet by 100 feet with more than 80 colors. It's part of a downtown [...]
Joe Millitzer

Rockford Beach Park reopens in Jefferson County Monday

1 year 11 months ago
HOUSE SPRINGS, Mo. -- Rockford Beach Park in Jefferson County reopens today. It was closed over the weekend. The sheriff's office says overcrowding at the popular park along the Big River near House Springs has made it nearly impossible for them to respond to any emergencies in the park. A man drowned there one week [...]
Joe Millitzer