Mike Mohundro

3 days ago | wsiltv.com | Mike Mohundro

CARBONDALE, Ill. (WSIL) -- Carbondale police officers responded to gunshots heard early on the morning of April 18, the 400 block of East Hester Street. Officers said they identified two vehicles fleeing the scene, a Chevrolet Cruze and a Dodge Challenger. During their investigation, police stopped both vehicles and reported finding Quearii Mathis-Jones in one of them. Police said Mathis-Jones had fired shots into the air during a disturbance and had a firearm in her possession.

3 days ago | wsiltv.com | Mike Mohundro

TRILLA, Ill. (WSIL) -- A small single-engine plane crashed near Mattoon, Illinois, on Saturday. The crash happened on County Road 1400 N in Trilla, Illinois (Coles County) on April 19, 2025, at approximately 10:15 a.m., according to Illinois State Police (ISP). ISP reported there were four occupants in the plane at the time of the crash. All four were from Menomonie, Wisconsin, and were pronounced dead at the scene. The Coles County coroner confirmed the following identifications:Ross R.

3 days ago | wsiltv.com | Mike Mohundro

CARBONDALE, Ill. (WSIL) -- Police in Carbondale responded to a shooting on April 19, 2025, around 8:59 p.m. in the 600-block East Main Street. Officers said they found a person with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Police said the victim reported an argument with a white male in the 200-block of North Wall Street, during which a shot was fired. The victim fled the scene before realizing he had been shot, police detailed. The investigation is ongoing.

3 days ago | wsiltv.com | Mike Mohundro

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WSIL) -- The Illinois State Police (ISP) are continuing efforts to tackle vehicle theft and hijacking in 2025, utilizing grant funding to target these crimes. The ISP received a $10 million grant for the first fiscal year and an additional $677,000 grant in June 2024 from the Illinois Secretary of State Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council.

3 days ago | wsiltv.com | Mike Mohundro

CARMI, Ill. (WSIL) -- Illinois State Police are investigating the death of a two-year-old child in White County. On April 18, 2025, state police said the White County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the ISP Division of Criminal Investigation. Authorities then activated the Child Death Investigative Task Force to handle the case. The investigation is ongoing and we will provide more details as they become available.