Crawford County News

Police still need your help in catching the man who robbed a Crawford County, Illinois bank.

Volunteers travel across the country to help flood victims From a high-tech mobile kitchen comes a massive humanitarian effort -- thousands of hot homemade meals cooked, packaged and delivered to flood victims ...

Wisconsin residents have been finding debris from a tornado that struck Sunday more than 100 miles away in Iowa.

How are you dealing with weather delays? Here's a sampling of what some folks are saying: 5/22 - Hardin County, Ohio: Very little progress in planting here.

“Some of it did, and some of it didn't. It doesn't all die that way, because I have a real healthy crop growing in my compost pile.”

Not everything green is good. Susan Dees, a biologist with the Illinois Department of Transportation, sees nothing good in the sea of garlic mustard blanketing the forest floor of her family's 60-acre woodland ... via State Journal-Register

A Vincennes man escaped serious injury when he downed his small engine aircraft in Crawford County, Illinois Monday night. via WTWO-TV Terre Haute

“My bed is an older wood frame bed, so the bed started to creak and shake, and it was almost like somebody was taking my mattress and moving it back and forth.”

Residents across the Midwest and beyond were alarmed early Friday by the earthquake that radiated from Southern Illinois and shook the entire Chicago area.

Shockwaves were felt from Michigan to Georgia.

In downstate Mt. Carmel, the epicenter of the quake, a woman was trapped in her home by a collapsed porch but was quickly freed and wasn't hurt, said Mickie Smith, a dispatcher at the police department.

Also in Mt. Carmel, a two-story apartment building was evacuated because of loose and falling bricks. Police cordoned off the building, a 1904 school converted to residences. An antenna on the roof was also bent. Read more

A hit-and-run accident near Carlisle, Indiana earlier this month has resulted in the largest reward ever offered by the Crawford County, Illinois Crimestoppers group. via WTWO-TV Terre Haute

A sheriff's official says a chemical explosion at an engine plant in southern Indiana has injured several people. via WAND-TV Decatur

Georgia is the latest state to be battered by spring-like weather in the dead of winter. via WAND-TV Decatur

Iowa's county leaders say they've come up with a plan to limit liability of bicycle accidents on county and city roads. via KHQA-TV Quincy

“We're looking for people that has any information to call us. They can call anonymously to Crime Stoppers or to just be on the lookout for suspicious vehicles. If they happen to see or hear anything call 911 right away and we'll respond.”

A certain kind of vandalism in Crawford County, Illinois is very costly and your help is needed in stopping it. via WTWO-TV Terre Haute

A 52-year-old man has been arrested after he attacked Crawford County sheriff's deputies with an ax and then barricaded himself in his home. via The Pantagraph

Donahue death investigation Associated Press - December 1, 2007 3:44 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa's county supervisors have agreed to pressure state lawmakers to exempt counties from lawsuits involving ... via WQAD-TV Moline