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All was quiet on the Illinois State Capitol front Wednesday morning as National Guard troops with rifles drawn guarded the complex against the threat of “armed protests” surrounding the inauguration

Minden resident Cole Tucker got a visit from FBI agents this week. They wanted to talk to him about what he saw while at the D.C. protest.

Authorities said they’ve charged a leader in a paramilitary group with conspiracy and related counts after he and group members helped storm the Capitol.

This letter to the editor can be found on page A4 in todays print edition.

Trump allies behind rally that ignited Capitol riot RICHARD LARDNER and MICHELLE R. SMITH, Associated Press Jan. 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of President Donald Trump’s failed presidential campaign played key roles in orchestrating the Washington rally that spawned a deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol, according to an Associated Press review of records, undercutting claims the event was the brainchild of the presidents grassroots supporters. A pro-Trump nonprofi...

U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, prompting the FBI to vet all of the 25,000 National Guard troops.

Crowds of only a dozen or two demonstrated at some boarded-up, cordoned-off statehouses, while the streets in many other capital cities remained empty

U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, prompting the FBI to vet all of the 25,000 National Guard troops.

“People watch the news, they’re on their phone. Everybody’s in their own silo,” Rep. Darin LaHood told The Pantagraph.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of President Donald Trump’s failed presidential campaign...