Kewanee police have increased patrols after they and officers from other agencies responded to peaceful protesters at the home of an Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) employee, according to a news release from the department.
The Kewanee Police Department received a notice about a charter bus that was transporting protestors and known gang members from Galesburg to a residence in Kewanee on Sunday, February 11, the release says. The people were protesting an issue at the Hill Correctional Center, a medium security facility for men in Galesburg, and were traveling to the home of an IDOC employee in Kewanee. Read More...
A Laurel man is accused of shooting into a residence and seriously wounding a woman in what was believed to be a dispute between longtime lovers on the week of Valentine’s Day.
Jerri Collins, 31, was charged with shooting into a dwelling after turning himself in at Laurel police headquarters. He made his initial appearance in Laurel Municipal Court and Judge Zeke Baucum set his bond at $250,000. Collins apparently posted that and was released from the Jones County Adult Detention Center over the weekend, according to jail records. Read More...
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