Kewanee man sentenced on federal drug and weapons charges
A Kewanee man was sentenced Thursday to nearly 17 years in prison on drug and weapons charges.U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid sentenced Dimitri Miles Lopez, 29, to serve 200 months (16 years, 8...
View ArticlePossible murder-suicide under investigation on Kewanee's north side
The two residents of 1040 N. Grace Ave., Kewanee, were found deceased in their home Tuesday morning, and the Henry-Mercer Investigative Task Force is looking into what could be a murder-suicide.The...
View ArticleNearly 60 residents evacuated after apartment fire
Kewanee firefighters battled an overnight blaze at the Prairie Green Apartment complex in which no one was injured.The fire did cause almost 60 residents of the apartment building at 1850 Lake St. to...
View ArticleTwo died of gunshot wounds, police say
The two residents of 1040 N. Grace Ave. found deceased in their home Tuesday have been identified as Jason M. Rohrig, 43, and Rebecca L. Rohrig, 49. State Police Lt. Chris Endress said preliminary...
View ArticleApartment residents still can't go home
It may be some time before all the residents of Prairie Green Apartments who were displaced by this week’s fire can return home.Fire Chief Kevin Shook said Thursday that electricity still hasn’t been...
View ArticleFund-raising calls for Abilities Plus are a scam, officials say
Someone apparently has been calling people asking for contributions to Abilities Plus.But they’re not affiliated with Abilities Plus. They’re running a scam."Abilities Plus does not do phone...
View ArticleJury finds Colona man not guilty of assault on neighbor
A Colona man charged with two counts of felony aggravated battery and one count of felony aggravated assault of a 72-year-old neighbor and friend was found not guilty Wednesday.Lawrence P. Martinez,...
View ArticleCambridge man pleads guilty to the murder of his wife
William H. Johnston, 69, of Cambridge entered an Alford plea of guilty Monday to second-degree murder of his wife, Cheryl, last July 13 at their home.An Alford plea is defined as when a defendant in a...
View ArticleAfter pursuit, Toulon man said he wanted deputies to kill him
A 32-year old Toulon man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after leading authorities on a vehicle chase while phoning in a request to the sheriff’s department to be killed.James Feik was in the Stark...
View ArticleBond is $150,000 for man arrested after police chase
Bond was set at $150,000 Friday for a Toulon man charged with leading law enforcement officers on a chase Wednesday, then asking that the officers kill him.James P. Feik, 32, of Toulon, made his first...
View ArticleVandals damage soccer field at Northeast Park
Police and Kewanee Park District officials want to know who drove on the grass next to the new soccer field at Northeast Park Friday night.Someone created several deep ruts in the new sod just east of...
View ArticleNE Park soccer field takes another hit
For the second time in a week, vandals struck the main soccer field at Northeast Park late Thursday or early Friday.This time, the damage was much worse.A week ago, park officials discovered tire...
View ArticleSuspect in custody in attempted murder in Galva Monday morning
A Prophetstown man was in custody Monday night in connection with an attempted murder Monday morning in Galva.Quentin D. Whiteside, 25, of Prophetstown, was taken into custody at the Galva police...
View ArticleThree charged in attempted murder in Galva
Three suspects were charged in Henry County Tuesday in connection with the April 17 attempted murder of a Burlington, Iowa man in Galva. Quenton D. Whiteside, 25; Jamar T. Whiteside, 22; and Caine D....
View ArticleCambridge man gets 10 years in his wife's murder
William H. Johnston, 69, was sentenced Monday by Judge William McNeal to 10 years in prison for stabbing his wife, Cheryl, to death on July 16 of last year.Johnston entered an Alford guilty plea on...
View ArticleJury acquits Kewanee man of battery of police officer
A Kewanee man was acquitted Thursday of Class 2 felony aggravated battery of a peace officer and Class 4 felony resisting a peace officer.The charges were filed Aug. 4, 2016, against Chrysten...
View ArticleSheriff Jim Padilla tells county board he'll retire May 28
With his voice breaking, Henry County Sheriff Jim Padilla on Thursday announced to the Henry County Board his retirement, effective May 28."May 27, 1984 I took the oath of office in the Henry County...
View ArticleKewanee Police retrieve injured puppy, teen charged with aggravated animal...
KEWANEE — A 17-year-old boy has confessed to injuring a puppy that was found along a Kewanee road with four slashes across its neck.Kewanee Police have charged the teen with aggravated animal cruelty....
View ArticleUber driver pulled knife, hit passenger after political spat, police say
Police in Austin, Texas, have accused an Uber driver of pulling a knife on a passenger and punching him in the face after they got into a political argument in early November.Officers responded around...
View ArticlePolice: Sonic employees arrested after ecstasy pill found in boy’s meal
Police arrested three employees at a Sonic Drive-In in Taylor, Texas, after an 11-year-old girl found an ecstasy pill Thursday in a meal for her 4-year-old brother, said Taylor Police Chief Henry...
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