Semi-truck driver continues after hitting four utility poles, charged with DUI

A Galesburg man driving a truck tractor-trailer was arrested for DUI Wednesday after striking four utility poles and attempting to drive away.
Galesburg man arrested for DUI after running car up a power pole

Just before 8:30 pm on Saturday, April 24th, Galesburg Police were dispatched to the 200 block of Mary Street for an accident involving a vehicle striking a utility pole.
Fun Derby Event To Benefit Discovery Depot

You can have a great time and help raise funds for the Discovery Depot Children’s Museum this Saturday night. They’re hosting a Kentucky Derby celebration at Jimmy’s Pizza. Discovery Depot executive director Denise Bradburn and F &
Knox Co. Board weighs in on Lake Storey Expansion

The Knox County Board held a discussion Wednesday night regarding the City of Galesburg pursuing the possibility of expanding Lake Storey.
Violent Crime task force makes first series of arrests
The new Violent Crime Task Force, created through a partnership with the Galesburg Police Department, Knox County Sheriff’s Department, the Knox County State’s Attorney’s Office, and the Springfield Division of the FBI, have made their first series
Haase, Irvin F.

Irvin “Irv” F. Haase, 77, of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 8:18 pm, Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at his home.
Swanson bill looking to boost rural EMT recruitment goes to Senate

State Rep. Dan Swanson has sights set on boosting rural EMT recruitment.
EXPLAINER: Is it legal to shoot suspects in the back?
(AP) — Video released in Chicago shows an officer shooting an armed suspect in the back as he sought to elude capture.
Black and Latino nursing home deaths linked to overcrowding
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Overcrowding at some Illinois nursing homes caused a disproportionate number of preventable deaths among Black and Latino residents of those facilities.
GOP cries ‘flip-flop’ on Pritzker, wants independent map
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Republicans are berating the state’s Democratic governor for backing away from a pledge he made as a candidate to support an independently drawn political-district map.