Sterling

U.S. 04/30/19, 10:03

A Kansas undersheriff was shot and wounded trying to execute a warrant against a man who absconded from the corrections system, and a sheriff was shot in a subsequent standoff at a nearby house that ended early Tuesday with two men dead.The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said in a news ...

U.S. 11/17/18, 17:56

The death of an inmate following an "altercation with correctional staff" at Western Illinois Correctional Center in May has been ruled a homicide, according to an autopsy report provided to The Associated Press under a Freedom of Information request.Larry Earvin died from blunt trauma to the chest and abdomen, the ...

Business 10/23/18, 22:59

DIXON – Solar power soon will be coming to the Dixon Walmart and the Sterling Walmart Distribution Center. Walmart announced an agreement Tuesday with California-based SunPower to install solar energy systems at 19 Walmarts and two distribution centers across Illinois, with construction slated for the first half of the new year. The ...

Football 10/04/18, 10:02

One thing is certain about Syracuse coach Dino Babers — he's getting a kick out of watching his special teams perform.From punter Sterling Hofrichter to walk-on place-kicker Andre Szmyt to return man Sean Riley, it's hard to find much wrong so far this season for a team that's 4-1, the ...