News | Wednesday, June 20,2007

Judgment for the defense

Rape victim’s lawsuit against Frazier, others, is no more

Untitled Document In a court hearing lasting less than half an hour and attended by only one spectator, the lawsuit filed by the woman at the center of one of Springfield’s

News | Wednesday, June 20,2007

Al alone

Police-union board throws its new president out

By Dusty Rhodes

Untitled Document While the Springfield City Council focuses on selecting the next police chief, rank-and-file members of the Springfield Police Department are embroiled in a con

Feature | Wednesday, June 13,2007

Ralph!

The man who would be Springfield's next police chief

By Dusty Rhodes

Untitled Document The June 1 announcement arrived on the standard city of Springfield press release stationery with the word “NEWS” splashed across the corner in 48 p

News | Wednesday, June 6,2007

High profile

Veteran SPD officer becomes new face of CrimeStoppers

By Dusty Rhodes

Untitled Document Paula Morrow has spent a significant portion of her law-enforcement career maintaining a low profile in the Springfield Police Department’s narcotics unit

News | Wednesday, May 30,2007

The price of pork

Opponents of hog operation ordered to post bond

By Dusty Rhodes

Untitled Document Neighbors who oppose the big hog farm under construction near the Buckhart Tavern now have to put their money where their mouths are. Last week, Sangamon County

Summer Guide 2007 | Thursday, May 24,2007

At the river’s edge

Lose track of time on the road to Grafton

By Dusty Rhodes

Untitled Document This time of year, office flu is going around. If you’ve ever suffered this malady, you know how the disease progresses: You clock in, get some coffee, sc

Dusty Rhodes: Fresh Ink | Wednesday, May 23,2007

Capital offenses

Give this column to your friends who don’t know their O’s from their A’s

By Dusty Rhodes

Untitled Document If you’re the kind of person who solves crossword puzzles with an ink pen, responds with the right questions faster than the contestants on Jeopardy!, and

Feature | Wednesday, May 16,2007

Raising a stink

A plan to save a family farm has neighbors squealing.

By Dusty Rhodes

Untitled Document Until last week Bob Young had never been inside a courtroom, so he didn’t know exactly where to sit. He chose a spot in a middle pew on the right-hand sid

Dusty Rhodes: Fresh Ink | Wednesday, May 9,2007

“Why not me?”

A-type career woman becomes an atypical mom

By Dusty Rhodes

Untitled Document Michelle Higginbotham is allergic to children — not literally, but almost. “I don’t like babies, and you can quote me on that,”

News | Wednesday, May 2,2007

Radio daze

Mid-West switches formats, personalities; former owner reclaims Clear Channel stations

By Dusty Rhodes

Untitled Document There’s change in the air, and we don’t just mean spring. The airwaves of the capital city are experiencing some turbulence, with an unusual number