Christian County News

A backlog of work at the state's crime lab is blamed for stalling a Springfield man's decision on whether to accept a plea deal and avoid trial on murder charges.A Brandon Allsup has been jailed since his arrest in July, when authorities say he shot and killed Springfield cab driver Steven Brummett in rural Christian County during an attempted ...

Christian County State's Attorney Tom Finks has withdrawn as a candidate for circuit judge in the 4th Circuit.

Retired mathematician Sue Robinson, of rural Stonington, has written and illustrated a book titled "Roadside Wild Flowers of Christian County.

No one was injured, but there sure was a mess of corn to clean up after a train versus semi truck accident in Christian County Wednesday afternoon.A Veteran truck driver Raymond Sherren of Havana was hauling about 950 bushels of corn from a farm near Morrisonville to East St.

Share + Oct 22, 2009 6:43 am US/Central ELMHURST, Ill. As theA number ofA H1N1 flu cases continues to rise across Chicagoland, the fight to slow the spread of the virus has hit a snag because doctors don't have enough vaccine.

Get Flash to see this video. WILL travels to Taylorville to see a museum dedicated to the history of coal mining; we travel to the Cahokia Mounds and learn about the ancient Native American city that once thrived there; we walk through Allerton Park in central Illinois RealVideo archive of this episode MPEG4 download Segment details, archives, and ...

Health officials say three people have died from swine flu in recent weeks, including the first fatality in central Illinois.

Prosecutors in central Illinois are still mulling whether to seek the death penalty for a cab driver's murder in Taylorville, but they gave no indication late last week when the three suspects in the crime were before a Christian County Judge.

A suspect remains at large following a police chase Monday evening north of Shelbyville and ending in Westervelt.

Clark Robertson rolls out the third generation for Robertson/Turner Racing, son Conner .

Christian County State's Attorney Tom Finks has announced arrests and formal charges in the shooting death of Steven L. Brummett in Christian County.

SPRINGFIELD – The state's budget year ends Tuesday, and lawmakers are nowhere near a deal on a spending plan with Gov.

By Don Craven I can think of no more enjoyable topic for a column in a publication designed to celebrate the best in Illinois newspapers.

Former Shelby County State's Attorney and present Christian County State's Attorney Tom Finks has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Circuit Judge of the 4th Judicial Circuit, to succeed retiring Judge John P. Coady of Taylorville.

A small town elementary school in Christian County closed its doors after more than 50 years.

The relatives of a central Illinois man shot to death more than 40 years ago say they're happy to hear authorities have made an arrest in the killing.

Some folks in Christian County say the winds from Wednesday night's storms was so strong, they thought it was a tornado.

A Springfield man wanted for allegedly raping, beating and kidnapping his ex-girlfriend at knifepoint was taken into custody Wednesday by the U.S. Marshal's Fugitive Task Force and Springfield police.