ARREST MADE STEMMING FROM TRAIN, VEHICLE FATALITY ACCIDENT
The driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal train accident at the Sidell Road train crossing on May 6 was taken into custody Thursday night. After a month long investigation, detectives were able to determine that 28-year-old Laura E.
Patrol vehicles will be loaded with cane poles, fishing rods, lures and lots of prizes to hand out to children this week. The annual “Hooked On Fishing” fishing derby will be held from 9-11 a.m. Thursday, June 16 at Sunset Lake in Benton.
As part of the June initiative #KidsFirst, the Benton Police Department’s SWAT team recently took a proactive approach to keeping children safe at school buildings year-round.