Driver hits 10-foot, 300-pound gator on SH 99 in Montgomery County article
It’s probably not something you thought you would have to worry about while driving: a 300-pound gator in the middle of the roadway.
A driver was traveling on SH 99 in Montgomery County early Thursday morning when he encountered just that.
Independence bank robbery suspect arrested after chase
Morning Sun
PITTSBURG, Kan. The suspect in an Independence, Kansas bank robbery on Wednesday was arrested in rural Montgomery County later in the day after leading deputies on a chase north from the Oklahoma state line and through Coffeyville, according to authorities.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office noted in a press release that the Independence Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation assisted with the initial investigation of the alleged robbery at Equity Bank in Independence, which reportedly occurred at around 1 p.m. Wednesday.
The initial investigation led to information on a robbery suspect and a suspect vehicle being identified. It wasn’t the FBI, though, but a Montgomery County deputy who spotted the suspect a few hours later, around 4 p.m., while assisting the South Coffeyville Police Department with an injury accident on US-169 at the Oklahoma state line. The suspect allegedly fled whe
Clarksville Now
Update, 1:40 p.m.:According to Montgomery County Sheriff’s spokesperson Sandra Brandon, MCSO units responded to the shooting Wednesday afternoon.
Brandon said the individuals involved left the scene, and the MCSO units are canvassing the area in search of both suspects and possible victims. Witnesses were able to provide descriptions of the cars driven by the suspects.
This appeared to be an isolated incident, and Brandon said there does not appear to be a threat to the public.
Previously:
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A shooting has been reported near the Tractor Supply Company at 3355 Guthrie Highway.
According to a post in the Clarksville-Montgomery County Crimewatch Facebook page, eyewitnesses heard shots and nearby Sam’s Club was put on lockdown momentarily.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. â Illinois officially placed the James R. Thompson Center that houses state government offices in downtown Chicago up for sale, state officials said Monday.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Central Management Services took a step that has been in the works for years. Illinois officials have argued the 17-story building designed by celebrated architect Helmut Jahn is a drain on state finances because it s inefficient to operate and in need of hundreds of millions of dollars in repairs. Selling the property provides a unique opportunity to maximize taxpayer savings, create thousands of union jobs, generate millions of dollars in real estate taxes to benefit the City of Chicago and spur economic development, Pritzker said in a news release.
Clarksville NowChris SmithThe Clarksville Salvation Army shelter and chapel on Kraft Street in May 2021.
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The man killed at the Salvation Army emergency shelter on Sunday was strangled, then his body was hidden under blankets in a wheelchair, according to court records.
Corey Allen, 31, of Sevierville, Tennessee, was charged with criminal homicide and booked into Montgomery County Jail Sunday afternoon. According to police, Allen has no known ties to the area.
Corey Allen was arrested on April 2, 2021 and charged with criminal homicide in connection to a killing that occurred at the Salvation Army earlier that morning. (Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office)