Benjamin Cox

Beardstown, Springfield

News Director at WLDS-AM (Springfield, IL)

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Jacksonville Man arrested on suspicion of DUI after rollover crash

3 weeks ago | wlds.com | Benjamin Cox

A Jacksonville man was arrested after a parked vehicle was struck, causing the moving vehicle to rollover. The driver then allegedly fought with police during the arrest. According to a Jacksonville Police report, officers were called to the 500 block of South Diamond Street at approximately 12:45 a.m. Sunday for a blue Jeep that had rolled over. The caller was unsure if anyone was injured in the collision. Upon arrival, police determined that the driver of the Jeep, Bradley G.
Beardstown Man who fought with police sentenced to conditional discharge

3 weeks ago | wlds.com | Benjamin Cox

A Beardstown man who got into a fight with police in September 2024 has received a conditional discharge sentence in Cass County Circuit Court. Patrick Nshimiyimana, 30, of Beardstown pleaded guilty to Class 2 felony aggravated battery to a peace officer on May 29 in Cass County Circuit Court in front of Judge Timothy J. Wessel.
City of Jacksonville passes municipal grocery tax

4 weeks ago | wlds.com | Benjamin Cox

More than 160 communities around the state have decided to keep the 1% grocery tax that was eliminated at the state level by legislation last year. Jacksonville added its name to that ever-growing list on Monday night. The Jacksonville City Council voted 7-0 to pass the Municipal Grocery Retailers’ Occupation Tax on Monday night. New Ward 3 Alderwoman Terissa Heape voted to abstain on the measure. Alderwomen Alison Rubin de Celis and Eren White-Williams were both absent from the meeting.
Federal Prosecutors Ask For Prison, Defense Ask for Home Detention in Madigan Sentencing

4 weeks ago | wlds.com | Benjamin Cox

The saga to convict and possibly imprison former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan may soon be drawing to a close. Madigan, 82, and long-time confidant Michael McClain of Quincy were indicted by a federal grand jury in October 2024 in one of the largest and highest profile public corruption trials in the United States.
Two Men Arrested for alleged Fentanyl trafficking

1 month ago | wlds.com | Benjamin Cox

Two Jacksonville men were arrested early Saturday morning for alleged fetanyl trafficking. Jacksonville Police officers initiated a traffic stop in the 500 block of East Morton Avenue at approximately 2:35AM Saturday. During the course of the investigation, officers called on a K-9 officer to search the vehicle. Subsequent to the investigation, officers arrested the driver of the vehicle David E.
Chapin PD Chief Warns of Fraudsters

1 month ago | wlds.com | Benjamin Cox

Chapin Police Chief Steve Helmich is alerting the public to scammers specifically targeting seniors. Helmich says that scammers are hammering seniors in the tiny town, attempting to dupe them out of several thousands of dollars. He says that fraudsters are impersonating government officials and law enforcement over the phone, often frightening victims with threats of arrest or imprisonment of a loved one if they don’t send along money or reveal personal information to them.
Wayne Named New Early Years Principal

1 month ago | wlds.com | Benjamin Cox

The District 117 Early Years Program has a new principal. The District 117 Board of Education approved the hiring of Lindsay Wayne as the new Pre-K program’s principal. Wayne is a Jacksonville native, and is the daughter of the late Diane Wayne, a long-time speech and language pathologist at the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired.
Garrison School Substitute Charged with battery after dragging student

1 month ago | wlds.com | Benjamin Cox

An investigative report by ProPublica has revealed a shocking incident at Garrison School that occurred last month. The publication along with joint help from the Chicago Tribune over a year ago revealed the school had students arrested at the highest rate in the country, resulting in a civil rights investigation and changes in the school’s policies governing behavior.
Two arrested after Sunday morning disturbance on North Church

1 month ago | wlds.com | Benjamin Cox

Two individuals were arrested by Jacksonville Police after a loud disturbance at a residence in the 800 block of North Church Street early Sunday morning. Jacksonville Police were called shortly after 3:15 a.m. Sunday to a home in the 800 block of North Church for a report of a male subject trying to forcefully enter a residence. Upon arrival, one individual was treated by EMS after he reportedly was intoxicated and fell.
Two injured in 3-Vehicle Collision on West Morton

1 month ago | wlds.com | Benjamin Cox

Two people received minor injuries after a three-vehicle collision on West Morton Avenue on Saturday afternoon. According to a Jacksonville Police report, police, fire and rescue, and EMS responded to a three-vehicle collision in the 900 block of West Morton Avenue at approximately 3:30 p.m. According to the report, a vehicle driven by 18-year old Andre C. Gutierrez de Griffin of rural Jacksonville was traveling eastbound in the 900 block of West Morton Avenue.