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A former Channel 56 anchor has resigned from his TV anchor job in Springfield, telling the Herald he plans to get help for alcoholism after his booze-fueled, charity-event ramblings wound up on YouTube. “It’s something I’m going to seek treatment for,” said Paul Mueller, who said he was forced to quit his morning anchor gig at WGGB-TV on Monday. “I don’t know if I’ll ever return to the field of television news, because I may have ruined my career,” Mueller, 37, said yesterday. “I’ve always loved television news. I’ve always put that at the forefront of whatever I did in...

... At about 2 a.m., two officers who were on special duty patrolling the downtown area heard multiple gunshots. They walked to the area near Barnes and Hillman streets, where they saw people shooting, Collins said. “They observed muzzle flashes indicating shots were being fired at them. One officer said he could hear the sound of bullets going by,” Collins said. The officers saw one man, who was armed with a gun, hide behind a mini-van. Shortly afterward, a car with three black men in it drove by the mini-van, and at one of the officers. That officer could not...

SPRINGFIELD - School bus drivers in Springfield said they are tired of being harassed and enduring violence from students all while they are just trying to do their job, according to a report by CBS-3. School bus drivers joined school officials at a meeting Tuesday at the M. Marcus Kiley Middle School to try to work out a solution to the decades-old problem of unruly students. June Dakin, a long-time school bus driver, told reporters that young students from M. Marcus Kiley Middle School are some of the worst offenders and that the school's administration hasn't taken any action to...

Dear President Barack Obama: Please pay up. Springfield Mayor Frank Edwards this week sent a letter asking the president to help see that the city is reimbursed for the expense associated with hosting Obama’s presidential campaign stop in Springfield in the fall of 2008.

http://www.illinoiscarry.com/ http://gunssavelife.com/ http://sangamoncorifleassociation.org/ http://www.facebook.com/ISRAgroup ISRA is proud to sponsor Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day for 2011 Thursday, March 10, 2011 Check back for updates! IGOLD Links: Bus Info Train Info - New Volunteer Info IGOLD Shirts & Hats IGOLD Sponsor Hats IGOLD Raffle Tickets Flyer All Illinois gun owners are invited to join in Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day (IGOLD) in Springfield in 2011. This is an annual event where everyone goes to lobby` their representatives in the Illinois House and Senate. The ISRA is partnering with local and internet organizations in Illinois to increase attendance and make a bigger...

Featured speaker is Jane Brennan: "One Woman's Journey Out of the Darkness". Reception follows at the Howlett Building, former Hall of Flags (south of State Capitol)

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Wednesday morning’s snow may have helped Springfield Police to catch a man who allegedly robbed two pizza delivery drivers at gunpoint. Springfield Police Sergeant John Delaney told 22News that around 2:15 A.M., officers arrested Darrius Patterson, 28, of Springfield on charges including armed robbery with a firearm and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. According to Delaney, two pizza delivery drivers from Six Corners Pizza called police after they said that they were robbed at gunpoint on Kensington Avenue by a black man wearing a “do-rag,” who had rotten teeth.

Developing LATE BREAKING - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Police: Springfield, IL Mayor Tim Davlin found dead in his home. 10 minutes ago via TweetDeck Will update as news comes in.

Newly elected state Rep. Tom Morrison raised some eyebrows Tuesday during freshmen legislators’ orientation in Springfield when presented with paperwork to join the General Assembly’s lucrative pension system. That’s because he opted out a move officials can recall happening just once before. “Are you sure you want to do that?” one administrator asked him. The 35-year-old Palatine Republican, who succeeds six-term state Rep. Suzie Bassi in the 54th House District, realizes that forgoing his pension won’t make a dent in the state’s $13 billion deficit or $80 billion unfunded pension liability. But Morrison says he’s a proponent of self-sacrifice and...

Freeper Muawiyah interviewed by Arab Radio station (presumably) from Middle East (probably Hamas) in Springfield Virginia after voting.

By BRUCE RUSHTON (bruce.rushton@sj-r.com) THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER Posted Oct 28, 2010 @ 11:30 PM Springfield Mayor Tim Davlin owes the federal government nearly $90,000 in unpaid income taxes, according to liens against the mayor’s home filed in the Sangamon County recorder’s office. The Notice of Federal Tax Lien, filed by the Internal Revenue Service in May, shows Davlin owes income taxes for the years 2003, 2005 and 2006. The total owed is $89,702.11, the lien notice says. “We have made a demand for payment of this liability, but it remains unpaid,” the notice says. "Therefore, there is a lien in...

<p>SPRINGFIELD — Effingham County sheriff deputies have reported the early Sunday morning arrest of three men to the federal Joint Terrorism Task Force.</p> <p>The men, two from Russia and one from Kazakhstan, were found near Georgia Power’s Plant McIntosh on Old Augusta Road about 1 a.m. Sunday after a ranger with the Department of Natural Resources reported a suspicious vehicle, Effingham County sheriff’s spokesman David Ehsanipoor said.</p>

Note: The following text is a quote: http://www.justice.gov/usao/mow/news2010/harrison.ind.htm JULY 9, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BLACK MARKET TRAVEL AGENTS 38 DEFENDANTS INDICTED IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FRAUD LOCAL INVESTIGATION EXPOSES NATIONWIDE NETWORK THAT USED STOLEN IDENTITIES, CREDIT CARDS TO PURCHASE AIRLINE TICKETS KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that 38 defendants from across the United States have been charged in a series of indictments that allege an extensive network of black market travel agents who used the stolen identities of thousands of victims as part of a multi-million dollar fraud scheme...

NOTE The following text is a quote: MS-13 Driver in 2007 Murder in Springfield Sentenced to Life in Prison ALEXANDRIA, VA—Carlos Bladimir Montoya, also known as "Ciego," 26, of Sterling, Va., was sentenced today to life plus a consecutive 120 months in prison for his role in the murder of a rival gang member on May 5, 2007. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Shawn Henry, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office; and Colonel David Rohrer, Fairfax County Chief of Police, made the announcement after sentencing by United States District...

The city of Springfield is still trying to collect $55,457 for costs associated with hosting then-U.S. Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign stop in the fall of 2008, the city’s spokesman said Wednesday. Obama’s presidential campaign was sent a bill for $68,139 and still owes the city $55,457, according to Ernie Slottag, the city’s spokesman.

BONUS : GOVERNOR PAT QUINN (D)-Chicago will be giving his budget hole address in the State Capitol tommorrow starting at NOON. The march of the Gun Owners to the Capitol begins at 1:00 PM. All Legislators will be in town tommorrow!! Don't miss this opportunity. ISRA is proud to sponsor Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day for 2010 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Starts at 11:45 AM We're going to have 10,000 people at IGOLD in 2010! That's 10k in '10! We need you there to do it! Check back for updates! IGOLD Links: Bus Info Train Info Volunteer Info IGOLD Shirts...

ISRA is proud to sponsor Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day for 2010 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Starts at 11:45 AM We're going to have 10,000 people at IGOLD in 2010! That's 10k in '10! We need you there to do it! Check back for updates! IGOLD Links: Bus Info Train Info Volunteer Info IGOLD Shirts & Hats IGOLD Raffle Tickets IGOLD Sponsorships Flyer All Illinois gun owners are invited to join in Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day (IGOLD) in Springfield in 2010. This is an annual event where everyone goes to lobby` their representatives in the Illinois House and Senate....

January 24, 2010 Recommitment to Life, Illinois State Capitol Rotunda, 2 p.m. Enter by the North door and bring picture ID. The Speaker is Mark Harrington, Midwest Region Director, Center for Bio-Ethical Reform January 25 Publication of Signatures in the State Journal-Register newspaper.

I posted a VIDEO of the local news reporting outside the event but be wary as the report is a liberal and naturally twist her words. The MSM (and environmentalists) needs a beat down and Sarah Palin is leading the charge!! I also posted the video of Sarah Palin arriving. Point Lookout, Mo — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said tonight she doesn’t need an official “title to affect positive change” in the country. Palin told an estimated crowd of 5,000 packed in Keeter Gymnasium at College of the Ozarks that despite her resignation, she is moving on “in the battle...

pringfield, MO - (KTVI-FOX2now.com) Thousands of fans will be "Going Rogue" in Springfield, Missouri Wednesday. Former Alaskan governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will sign copies of her new book on Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Borders bookstore on Glenstone Avenue in Springfield. Many Palin fans and supporters camped out all night in the cold to for a chance to meet the Republican 'rock star.' Doors opened at 7 a.m. Palin is expected to arrive around 10 a.m. and sign copies of her book for about two hours. Palin also give the convocation speech at the College of...