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Illinois ICash says residents, including some with spooky names, may have unclaimed money waiting to be claimed.

STILLWATER — In an unusual development in a felony homicide case, a former heavy truck driver without a commercial license — who pleaded guilty two months ago to first-degree manslaughter in a 2002 fatal collision north of Cushing at the Highway 51 and Highway 18 intersection — was given a 90-day jail term Friday, followed by five years’ probation under a deferred sentence.

Army Pfc. John Robert Stovall, missing since 1950, will receive full military honors Thursday.

Illinois has joined the FTC and 20 states in a lawsuit alleging Dollar General has charged shoppers more than advertised prices.

(UPDATE) 10/26/26 — The Office of Attorney General Liz Murrill has released more information on the arrests of Chief Perry Flemming and former Mangham Police Officer. According to officials, the arrests followed an extensive investigation into allegations of misconduct, including the theft of funds meant for the family of a deceased officer and the intentional […]

A pilot program that began in September will pay $50 per tree, up to two, to help cover the cost of planting trees on private residential property.

Two of Wichita’s three GreenAcres Market stores permanently closed on Tuesday, but a third at Bradley Fair at 21st and Rock Road will remain open. “I just wanted to let people in Wichita know we weren’t going anywhere,” said Christopher Santi, president and COO of Healthier Choices Management , which bought the Wichita company in 2024 . “We just don’t need three stores,” Santi said. He said there’s not enough of a demand for three. “It’s a lot to keep these stores going on very, very slim margin

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid federal officials say may be up to 10 times more potent than fentanyl, has been found in other states stamped into counterfeit pills made to look like prescription painkillers. Missouri appears on a federal map of cychlorphine drug lab reports from last...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Hugo Holland, the former Caddo Parish prosecutor, is running for the only judicial district judge seat up for election in the parish. According to reporting by the Louisiana Illuminator, judges found Holland hid evidence in two death penalty cases. He has been accused of racism and was forced out of the district attorney’s office for filing false paperwork.

JANESVILLE — Janesville police officers testified Monday that Janesville resident Aaron Oleston’s repeated filming of officers — and other behavior toward them — made them feel worried about their own safety and their ability to carry out their work. The claims came from several officers who testified in day one of a two-day trial in which the 47-year-old Oleston faces criminal charges of stalking police and filming them on several occasions in 2023 and 2024 while the officers were both on and o