Jason Nevel
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Springfield, IL, United States
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SHS and Grant schools evacuated after bomb threats
Springfield High School and Grant Middle School students have been evacuated after bomb threats were received via phone calls at 10:40 a.m. today, Springfield Public Schools said Tuesday.Springfield High students were evacuated to the New Street Athletic Complex, and Grant students to the Sacred Heart Griffin west campus. Students are not being sent home and classes will resume as soon as… → Read More
Halloween parade debuts Saturday in downtown Springfield
The streets of downtown will be invaded by zombies, pirates and other creatures Saturday for Springfield’s first Halloween parade. The parade is being organized by The Parent Place, a local nonprofit aimed at preventing child abuse, along with presenting sponsor HSHS Medical Group. Bridgett Burke, executive director of The Parent Place, said the Halloween parade is intended to be a… → Read More
Springfield-area groups continue efforts to help Texas victims
More local relief efforts to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey are coming to the forefront.Midwest Mission Distribution Center in Chatham announced → Read More
Plains man gets six years for injuring dog, burglary
A man facing multiple felony charges in separate cases for injuring a dog and burglary to a motor vehicle pleaded guilty Friday.Jordan Watkins, 22, of → Read More
Ridgely School, APL among groups raising funds by parking fairgoers' cars
Many people have their own traditions at the Illinois State Fair, whether that’s eating a corn dog or milking a cow.But for staff and families at Ridgely Elementary School, 2040 N. Eighth St., no tradition is more important than parking.Once again, fairgoers can park for $5 at Ridgely, located just a few blocks south of Gate 11 and not far from the Main Gate.Ridgely principal Ken Gilmore said… → Read More
Spike in vehicle burglaries, thefts concerns police
Crime Stoppers of Sangamon and Menard Counties is warning residents this week about a spike in burglaries from, and of, motor vehicles this summer. → Read More
Schools caught in middle while waiting for state funding
Uncertainty over education funding from the state looms large for area school districts a few weeks before most students return to the classroom.A budget → Read More
Pana community mourns 5 train-crash victims
PANA - Five elderly Pana residents who died after the van they were riding in collided with a freight train in rural Christian County Wednesday are being → Read More
Challenges overcome: 3 Springfield grads ready for next step
Kapria Higgins, Deontre Daniels and Isabel Miller donned gowns and mortarboard caps just like most of their classmates Saturday.But for the three Springfield School District students, getting their diplomas represented not just the culmination of their high school careers, but a prolonged struggle to overcome adversity in their lives.Higgins graduated from Lanphier High School, Daniels from… → Read More
Two more dead as Springfield's gun violence escalates
Springfield's gun violence is beginning to resemble Chicago's, with two more people shot dead in separate incidents less than 24 hours apart.The latest → Read More
Police: Pregnant woman fatally shot wasn't intended target
Tuesday night’s murder of a 28-year-old pregnant woman carried a tragic resemblance to two past Springfield homicides.The killing marked the third time in less than a year that police say the victim, in each case a woman, was not the intended target of gunfire.“They don’t care who they hit,” Deputy Chief Dennis Arnold of the Springfield Police Department said Wednesday. “They’re sending a… → Read More
Board recommends zoning change for Pawnee power plant
Plans for a natural-gas power plant cleared their first regulatory hurdle Thursday, with the Sangamon County Zoning Board unanimously recommending a land- → Read More
18-year-old woman arrested for UCB robbery
An 18-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a robbery at United Community Bank on Stevenson Drive Tuesday morning.Police said Karla V. → Read More
Police searching for woman who robbed United Community Bank
Springfield police said a woman walked into United Community Bank at 700 Stevenson Drive Tuesday morning and gave a teller a note demanding money.The woman left the bank on foot shortly after 8:30 a.m. with an undetermined amount of cash.The robber was described as white, approximately 5 feet to 5 feet, 2 inches tall, with a petite build and wearing a maroon headscarf and a purple waist-length,… → Read More
Police searching for woman who robbed United Community Bank
Springfield police said a woman walked into United Community Bank at 700 Stevenson Drive Tuesday morning and gave a teller a note demanding money.The → Read More
Testing turns up elevated lead levels in some Springfield schools
Traces of lead have turned up in a handful of drinking fountains and hand sinks tested so far in the Springfield School District, including at Butler → Read More
Two girls, 11 and 10, suspected in Kumler vandalism
An 11-year-old girl faces possible criminal charges and a 10-year-old girl is a suspect in extensive vandalism done to Kumler United Methodist Outreach → Read More
ABATE delivers Easter baskets for 28th year
Matthew Pritchett gave two thumbs up Sunday when asked how excited he was to receive an Easter basket.Pritchett was one of dozens of students at The Hope → Read More
Trial opens for Springfield man accused of sexual assault
A bench trial for a 20-year-old man accused of breaking into an elderly woman’s Springfield home Aug. 8, 2014, and sexually assaulting her got → Read More
Former Springfield policeman wants to know fate of infant shooting victim
It’s been 16 years since David Ballance has worn a badge and a Springfield police uniform.He now lives 45 miles away in Beardstown, works as an → Read More