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MIDDLETOWN — A Rottweiler found roaming in Middletown Saturday has died after animal control officers suspect he ingested poison. The dog, named “Doug” by animal control officers, was found roaming on ...

Do you ever find yourself wondering what the most toxic animals, plants, and things on Earth could be? From daffodils to ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WLS) -- Ex-Sangamon County sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson, who is accused of murdering Sonya Massey in her Springfield-area home, took the stand in his own defense Monday. After the state ...

Former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson told a jury on Monday that when Sonya Massey said, "I rebuke you in the name of Jesus," he "took it as a threat." Seconds later, Grayson opened ...

PEORIA — A white ex-cop charged with murdering an unarmed Black woman in her Springfield-area home last year testified Monday that he fired his gun in self-defense, and that his actions “matched the ...

The former Illinois sheriff's deputy was on trial for killing Massey, a Black mother of two, in her home after she called 911 about a possible prowler. NBC News' Maggie Vespa reports on the verdict ...

The fate of former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson is in the hands of a jury after closing arguments were made Tuesday. Grayson was charged with murder in the shooting death of Sonya ...

The former Illinois sheriff’s deputy on trial in the 2024 death of Sonya Massey testified Monday that he did not use his stun gun during the fatal encounter because he wasn't sure if it would work ...

PEORIA -- A former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy was convicted of second-degree murder for the July 6, 2024, fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside of her home in an unincorporated area of Woodside ...

PEORIA, Ill. — An Illinois jury on Wednesday convicted a former sheriff's deputy of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 asking for help. Sean ...