Corrigan Wright News Today

Each week, "Flying Horse" features dozens of Central Illinois childrens thoughts and drawings on various topics. This week: Pets/favorite animals

BENNINGTON — The races for countywide offices are coming into focus — with a three-way contest for sheriff, an opening for assistant judge, no challenger as yet for state’s attorney,

BENNINGTON — Bennington County Sheriff Chad Schmidt responded Friday to critics of his department and his leadership role, saying he has maintained constant contact and is purposely delegating more responsibility

BENNINGTON — A state panel is investigating whether a Bennington County assistant judge is out of line in taking thousands of dollars a year from the county sheriff’s department to

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BENNINGTON — A housemate of a man who went missing earlier this month and was later found dead in the woods claims police didn’t act quickly enough because of his race. Jordan Krawczyk told Bennington Select Board members on Monday night that he believes his housemate, Hans Heck, died following negligence by the Bennington Police Department. “I believe he was racially profiled and they just left him to die,” Krawczyk, a Be...

Updated: Friday, January 1, 2021 - 11:48am Health care workers at the Yuma Regional Medical Center say guards from state prisons accompanying COVID-19 positive inmates are endangering the lives of staff and patients by entering the hospital without proper personal protective equipment. Corrigan Wright was employed as an intensive care nurse at the hospital. She said she has seen Arizona Department of Corrections Officers guarding inmates in the COVID-19 unit of the ICU while wearing only cloth ...