Month: May 2024

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Elmwood locks down school after threats ELMWOOD – An Elmwood man wanted by the military was arrested and accused of threatening his former girlfriend. The threats resulted in a brief soft lockdown of the Elmwood school building. Peoria police took Morgan R. Ludolph, 18, into custody about 10 a.m. May 8 at McDonald’s, 627 N. Western Ave. Ludolph was making homicidal and suicidal comments, according to Semone Roth, a police-department spokeswoman. Law-enforcement authorities in multiple jurisdictions were searching for Ludolph after a 17-year-old female Elmwood High…

Rambling through central Illinois, giving serious consideration to May as the best month of all. • • • At lunch the other day, we started talking about how bad roads are around here. High on my list is Illinois Route 78, aka the covered-wagon trail. Someone else submitted Illinois Route 97 as terrible, noting that damage to the shoulder is eating into the roadway, making it tough for two large vehicles to pass safely. Then there’s Illinois Route 180 north of Williamsfield, where folks ponder what the “shoulder” of the road actually looks like. There’s a pattern here. Roads with…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Traffic citations &Ordinance violations­5-3 – Noah G. Thornton – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.5-3 – Shylynn N. Cain – Electronic communications device (cellphone).5-3 – Scot J. Mincey – Driving 15-20 mph above limit – two counts.5-3 – Austin K. Dozard – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.5-4 – Hannah L. Konhorst – No valid registration.5-4 – Angela M. Smith – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.5-4 – Kailey A. Smith – Disregard stop sign.5-4 – Jonathan L. Kincaid – Driving 11-14 mph above limit and driving restriction time…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Princeville woman killed in car crashPEORIA – A Princeville-area woman was killed in a two-vehicle accident at the northwest edge of Peoria. Nevaeh Mitchell, 18, was pronounced dead at 12:27 a.m. May 5 at the scene, in the 8400 block of N. Orange Prairie Rd., according to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood. An autopsy was to be performed Tuesday. Shortly after 11:30 p.m. May 4, Mitchell was driving north on Orange Prairie Road when another vehicle struck hers head-on. The other vehicle was headed south in…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Police reports• BRIMFIELD – A Brimfield teenager was accused of tossing a cat from a speeding vehicle. The cat was killed. The 16-year-old boy also was accused of creating a social-media video of the incident, on April 22 in the 19300 block of U.S. Route 150 west of Brimfield, according to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office. Peoria County Animal Protective Services alerted the sheriff’s office April 23 regarding a dead cat in the roadway. Simultaneously, the sheriff’s office was made aware of a Snapchat video that…