CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — A Galena Police Officer has been charged with sex crimes involving possession of child pornography. Eli Barthel, 23, of Freeport, faces two counts of Class 2 child sexual assault material possession, each punishable by 7 years in prison, and one count of Class 3 child sexual…
A Baxter County man who was one of five people recently arrested and charged with federal drug crimes has entered a guilty plea, according to Federal District Court for the Western District of Arkansas records. Fifty-eight-year-old David Rains entered his guilty plea late last month. A pre-sentencing report was ordered…
GALENA, Ill. (WTVO) — A 77-year-old man is dead after a tragic accident in rural Galena. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, around 2:09 p.m. on Tuesday, September 9th, Beverly Van Dyke-Klaersch, 82, was operating a 2016 Cadillac SUV on private property on W. Longhollow Road, east of Linden…