Shawneetown News

Up-and-coming rapper Dolla was killed in a shooting at an upscale shopping mall, and a man was arrested for investigation of murder, police said Tuesday.

Gallatin County Courthouse is seen, Tuesday, May 19, 2009 in Shawneetown, Ill. Federal prosecutors are accusing the longtime sheriff of a county in southeastern Illinois of selling marijuana, often while on duty.

When author William Hayes refers to his novel "Dreams are Forever," the conversation usually centers around the "time and the place." The time is 1950s, and the place is Shawneetown, Ill., the setting of the book and where Hayes, 69, spent his childhood.

It's fitting that the likeness of the late Rudy Phillips is on a boxcar in the center of town.

For the third year in a row, Evansville's Washington Avenue Historic District is included on the list of the 10 most endangered landmarks in Indiana.

Mr. and Mrs. David Buie celebrate their 56th wedding anniversary on April 27. Buie and the former Delsia Key were married on April 27, 1953 in Shawneetown, IL.

MORGANFIELD, Ky. - The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to conduct a detailed inspection of the KY 56 Ohio River Bridge at Shawneetown starting Monday, April 20, 2009.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to conduct a detailed inspection of the Ohio River Bridge at Shawneetown starting Monday, April 20, 2009.

William Hayes, author of "Dreams are Forever" William Hayes grew up in small-town Illinois and worked his way to Houston, where he worked in partnership with NASA to help put a man on the moon.

Ketucky State Police arrest two men during a meth lab bust in Union County. Troopers say Thomas Hall, 28, of Shawneetown, Illinois, and Arthur Mager Jr., 38, of Morganfield were arrested at home on Ketucky 871 late Thursday afternoon.

Top Stories BREAKING NEWS: Wildfires Saline County RALEIGH, ILL. - Saline County Central Dispatch received a report of semi truck on fire on Massey Road, about three miles north of Raleigh at 12:07 p.m. The ...

Several home owners and fire crews got a first hand look at how dangerously dry and windy region.

Three fires kept dozens of mostly volunteer firefighters busy Thursday afternoon.

Police are investigating the shooting death of a teen in Gallatin County. Officers want to know more about the circumstances surrounding the death of 18 year-old Molly Scates.

A Shawneetown, Ill., man who badly burned himself while trying to thaw pipes with a torch has died.

A Shawneetown, Illinois man dies of injuries sustained in a weekend fire. The fire happened just after 2:00 Sunday afternoon.

SHAWNEETOWN, ILL. A Shawneetown man was badly burnt Sunday afternoon at his residence in Shawneetown.