When a crisis hits, you have to do the smart things necessary to get through it. You listen to God’s Word and godly advice, you make good choices, and you keep moving forward while remembering that this will pass. It’s not going to last forever!
Alec Baldwin to face involuntary manslaughter charges for “Rust” shooting
January 20, 2023 By Leave a Comment
Actor Alec Baldwin will be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal “Rust” set shooting, New Mexico’s district attorney’s office said Thursday.
In first Chicago mayoral debate, challengers attack Lori Lightfoot’s record while she aims to ‘finish the job we have started’
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Chicago’s mayoral hopefuls took the gloves off during the first televised debate Thursday night, with candidates hitting each other with everything from accusations of plagiarism to lying about crime statistics.
Illinois’ 4-game winning streak comes to an end with an 80-65 loss to Indiana
January 20, 2023 By Leave a Comment
CHAMPAIGN — Trayce Jackson-Davis scored a season-high 35 points, and Indiana earned its first regular-season win over Illinois since 2019 with an 80-65 victory Thursday night.
Nikki Haley exploring 2024 presidential run: ‘I’ve never lost a race’
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Former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley said she’s close on making a decision to run for president in 2024.
Biden on classified docs discovery: ‘There’s no there there’
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APTOS, Calif. (AP) — A frustrated President Joe Biden said Thursday there is “no there there” when persistently questioned about the discovery of classified documents and official records at his home and former office.
David Crosby, rock musician and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young co-founder, dies at 81
January 20, 2023 By Leave a Comment
David Crosby, the brash rock musician who evolved from a baby-faced harmony singer with the Byrds to a mustachioed hippie superstar and an ongoing troubadour in Crosby, Stills, Nash & (sometimes) Young, has died at 81.
With ruling in Illinois gun ban challenge expected, both sides express confidence
January 20, 2023 By Leave a Comment
(The Center Square) – With a ruling on a temporary restraining order against Illinois’ gun ban expected before the end of the day Friday, each side of the issue says they’re confident they’ll prevail.
Garth Coonce, founder of Marion-based TCT, dies
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Garth W. Coonce, founder and president of Marion-based Tri-State Christian Television Network died Monday. He was 86.
West Frankfort man sentenced to 48 years in prison for predatory criminal sexual assault of a child
January 20, 2023 By Leave a Comment
Staff Report
A 63-year-old West Frankfort man was sentenced in Franklin County Circuit Court on Thursday to 48 years in prison for predatory criminal sexual assault of a child.
Steven D. Sneed
Steven D. Sneed was found guilty August 24, 2022 during a jury trial in Franklin County Circuit Court. Sneed was found guilty of committing an act of sexual contact with a 10-year-old child for the purposes of sexual gratification. The case was prosecuted by Franklin County State’s Attorney Abby Dinn and was investigated by the West Frankfort Police Department and the Franklin-Williamson Child Advocacy Center.
The charge against Sneed is a Class X felony, punishable by a sentencing range of 6 to 60 years. By statute, Sneed will be required to serve 85 percent of the sentence that was handed down by Judge Thomas Tedeschi. In issuing the 48-year sentence, Judge Tedeschi virtually handed down a life sentence, guaranteeing that the 63-year-old Sneed, who had been convicted of a prior charge of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, will never leave prison.
Also sentenced on Thursday by Judge Tedeschi in Franklin County Circuit Court:
William J. Franklin, 28, of Benton, was sentenced to six years in the IDOC for possession of a weapon by a felon.
Charles E. Williams, of West Frankfort, was sentenced to seven years in IDOC for possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine and two years in IDOC for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
Roy B. Samel, 48, of West Frankfort, was sentenced to four years in IDOC for delivery of 5-15 grams of methamphetamine.
These cases were investigated by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department, West Frankfort Police Department and the Southern Illinois Drug Task Force, and prosecuted by State’s Attorney Abby Dinn.
