URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois paramedic has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman while she was in an ambulance. In sentencing Jeffrey Sanford Jr. on Tuesday, Judge Randy Rosenbaum said the paramedic destroyed the public trust in calling for an ambulance. ...Read more
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — One of the Tyson Foods managers fired for betting on how many workers would contract COVID-19 at their Iowa pork plant says the office pool was spontaneous and intended to boost morale. Don Merschbrock, a former night manager at the plant ...Read more
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A motive for the Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville remains elusive. But the 63-year-old man who killed himself and wounded three other people in the blast left behind clues that he ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois public health officials are reporting 5,644 newly confirmed COVID-19 infections and 106 new deaths. The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported the new cases were confirmed from among 66,786 tests, placing the state’s seven-day positivity ...Read more
STERLING – A man from Saint Clair County was arrested on gun and drug charges after an incident on I-39 on Monday. The Illinois State Police say that 19-year-old Jalen D. Kizer-Watson of Cahokia was allegedly a passenger in a vehicle traveling northbound in Lee County when the police ...Read more
PONTIAC – Thirty residents of Livingston County and seven inmates at the Pontiac Correctional Center have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The Livingston County Health Department on Tuesday said that 161 active cases remain in the county. Since the pandemic began, 3,083 individuals ...Read more
LASALLE – The administration of COVID-19 vaccines has begun at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home. On Monday nearly 2000 doses of the Moderna vaccine arrived at the LaSalle County Health Department. All area hospitals are coordinating with the health department to try to get as many staff ...Read more
OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department reported 119 recovered COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, along with 37 additional cases and 4 deaths. The individuals who died with COVID-19 related complications were two females in their 70’s and a male and female in their 80’s, now totaling 227 ...Read more
OTTAWA – Most communities have winter and snow parking restrictions in place in order to get the streets back open after a snowstorm. Here are some of the area rules, but if you have specific questions you should contact your city for details at your address or business. Earlville ...Read more
OTTAWA – A winter weather advisory that goes into effect at 3 PM could bring up to an inch of snow and sleet to the area. The National Weather Service predicts between Tuesday afternoon through mid-morning on Wednesday, travel on roadways throughout North Central Illinois could be impacted ...Read more
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