EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — The FBI has confirmed with WCIA that they are assisting in an Effingham County investigation with local police. Around 12:30 p.m., the investigation was ongoing near the I-57 Green Creek southbound rest area. According to the Effingham County Coroner Kim Rhodes, the coroner’s office received a call from someone out […]
EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) — Two employees of an Effingham hotel were recently honored by the Effingham Police Department for their role in stopping a child’s kidnapping earlier this year. Department officials posted to Facebook that Franklin Kirkpatrick and Trevor Mattka were given Citizens Service Citations for their intervention on Jan. 19. On that day, Matthew […]
At approximately 9 a.m. on April 2, the Effingham County Coroner’s Office was notified by the Effingham Police Department of a death at the Days Inn motel in Effingham.