4 September 2010, 6:31 am
A man who Chicago Heights police say shot four people in 2009, killing one, has been charged with first-degree murder. Damien A. Hyde, 30, of 1930 Adams St., Chicago Heights, was charged Wednesday in the April 2009 shooting death of Tommy Pointer, police said. His b ail was set Thursday at $1 millio... Read More »
3 September 2010, 10:49 pm
The NHL has signed off on Ilya Kovalchuk's latest contract with the New Jersey Devils. Five weeks after rejecting the Russian's landmark 17-year, $102 million contract with the Devils, the league approved a revised 15-year, $100 million deal after reaching an agreement with the NHL Players Associati... Read More »
3 September 2010, 1:40 pm
Here are a selection of brief news items from this week’s paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn’t make it in the paper.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 10:06 am
When a St. Charles police officer called local grocery store co–owner Jon Miller and asked to look at store surveillance tapes that he said might show two men wanted for murder in Florida, Miller wasn't buying it.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 4:43 am
Authored by Santa Barbara resident Russell Trenholme in collaboration with community activist group PUEBLO, the report suggests that the police department targets illegal immigrants because there is a higher likelihood that they will be driving without a license.... Read More »
2 September 2010, 9:34 am
The Melrose Police Department handed out a total of 14 citations, and 92 warnings in the month of July, according to a report from the Melrose Police Department.... Read More »
2 September 2010, 8:56 am
An 18-year-old high school student stockpiled bomb-making materials in his bedroom and wrote about wanting to blow up his school, target individuals he hated, rape women and "become the world's most infamous sociopath," authorities said. High school - Rape - Psychopathy - Police - Crime... Read More »
2 September 2010, 6:17 am
A grocery purchase in St. Charles Wednesday tipped authorities on the possible whereabouts of two fugitives accused in the murders of three people in Florida, and eventually led to their early-morning arrest in Whitewater State Park, the Winona County sheriff said.... Read More »
2 September 2010, 6:07 am
WINONA, Minnesota (WXOW) - UPDATED - Both men wanted in Florida in a triple murder/robbery waive extradition during a court appearance in a Winona County courtroom.... Read More »
1 September 2010, 6:17 am
ST. PAUL — Gov. Tim Pawlenty ordered Minnesota's government to avoid "discretionary" involvement in the federal health care overhaul Tuesday, saying he will do everything he can to impede one of President Barack Obama's signature initiatives.... Read More »