Investigators believe Tuesday fire on Cherry St. was ‘intentional’

Fire investigators in Galesburg believe a blaze that did severe damage to a boarded home Tuesday was intentionally set.
CDC says Knox County seeing substantial COVID transmission

The rate of new cases of COVID-19 has been increasing in Knox County over the last few weeks.
Oneida man arrested by State Police after driving 102 mph in 35 mph zone

On Saturday, July 31st, a motorcyclist was clocked at driving 102 mph in a 35 mph zone near Home Boulevard and Henderson Street in Galesburg, according to a release by the Illinois State Police.
Hickerson, Harold M.

Harold McDonald Hickerson, 94 of Galesburg and formerly of Abingdon, passed away at 7:28 a.m. Friday, November 13, 2020, at the Marigold Rehab & Health Care Center in Galesburg.
Boughton, Roy “Judge”

Roy “Judge” Boughton, 68, of Galesburg, passed away at home on Sunday, August 1, 2021, at 12:40 AM.
Lawyer: R. Kelly gained weight, lost money ahead of trial
NEW YORK (AP) – R. Kelly’s lawyer says the R&B star has gained weight and lost money while awaiting a sex-trafficking trial that starts in earnest next week.
Iowa teen hurt in fatal park ride accident leaving hospital
Associated Press= A teenager who was critically injured in an Iowa amusement ride accident that killed his younger brother is being released after a month in the hospital.
Suburban Chicago man gets probation in mom’s beating death
GENEVA, Ill. (AP) – A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to four years of probation after pleading guilty to beating his mother to death with a baseball ball after he drunkenly mistook her for an intruder.
Two Galesburg men charged after rollover accident in stolen vehicle

Galesburg Police on Tuesday, July 27th responded to the 1000 block of West Carl Sandburg Drive for reports of a stolen vehicle.