Judge strikes down part of Illinois FOID law as unconstitutional
An Illinois judge has ruled the state’s Firearm Owner’s Identification law is unconstitutional when used against someone who ...
Survivors of child abuse at Illinois youth detention centers file more lawsuits in hopes of change
Marcus Walker said the sexual abuse he experienced two decades ago as a teenager at an Illinois youth detention facility has ...
Trump is expected to pardon ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich 5 years after commuting his sentence
President Donald Trump on Monday will pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to a person familiar with his ...
At least 4 injured after SUV catches fire following crash at Fayette County gas station
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — A driver fleeing Georgia State Patrol (GSP) troopers caused havoc on Friday, resulting in a crash that ...
‘An attack on local control’: Bill aims to curb KY cities’ oversight of Airbnb, VRBO
A bill filed this week in the Kentucky General Assembly would place significant restrictions on how local governments ...
Clean-up from January storms costs Lexington more than $1 million. Here’s how it was spent
As Lexington buys more snow plows to be better prepared for the next storm, city totals show snow removal for Jan 5-11 storms ...
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Fayette jail sees staffing turnaround after wage increase
A recent pay increase for correctional officers has led to an influx of applicants and new hires at the Fayette County jail, officials said. The raises came after Chase Rutherford, president of the ...
Man sells watch to woman for $50, then shoots her dead in argument, WV officials say
An Indiana man is sentenced in the death of a West Virginia woman whom officials say he handcuffed, beat and shot during an argument over a watch. Andres Torres Jr., 29, will serve a life sentence in ...
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Court Records
Tommy G. Sheppard, 55, Brownstown, pled guilty to two counts of Criminal Damage to Property in two separate cases on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025 in Fayette County. He was sentenced to two years on each ...
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Stellantis to resume work at Illinois plant in 2027 as it looks to resolve issues with UAW
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Automaker Stellantis plans to reopen an ...
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Amazon purchases nearly 600 acres in Fayette County for new data center
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — Amazon purchased around 590 acres of land in northwest Fayette County for $102.4 million, part of a $5 billion investment into Jefferson Township. According to ...
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Amazon picks where the first of its $10 billion in data centers will go in Ohio
Amazon has paid more than $100 million to purchase two parcels of land for data centers in Fayette County next to Honda and LG's battery plant. Amazon Data Services Inc. purchased 243 acres of ...