Tuesday, March 11 2014 1:30 PM EDT2014-03-11 17:30:22 GMT
The Illinois Department of Corrections set up a one-stop shop for ex-offenders, parolees, and probationers to get services and information to help re-entry into society. The Summit of Hope was held at the Third Baptist Church in Marion on Tuesday.
The Illinois Department of Corrections set up a one-stop shop for ex-offenders, parolees, and probationers to get services and information to help re-entry into society. The Summit of Hope was held at the Third Baptist Church in Marion on Tuesday.
Tuesday, March 11 2014 1:03 PM EDT2014-03-11 17:03:49 GMT
The parents of a murdered 3-year-old Senath girl thanked the community for its support after the man charged with Breeann Rodriguez's kidnapping and murder pleaded guilty.
The parents of a murdered 3-year-old Senath girl thanked the community for its support after the man charged with Breeann Rodriguez's kidnapping and murder pleaded guilty.
Tuesday, March 11 2014 12:47 PM EDT2014-03-11 16:47:59 GMT
Crews responded to the scene of a house fire in Hayti that is considered suspicious.
Crews responded to the scene of a house fire in Hayti that is considered suspicious.
SPRINGFIELD, MA (WSHM) -
A Bristol, CT woman found with a murder weapon in her car with alleged ties to former Patriot player Aaron Hernandez is headed back to court Friday.
State police sources say 19-year-old Jailene Diaz-Ramos ended up in possession of a Boston murder weapon reportedly tied to the former Patriots star.
It's a story CBS 3 was first to break.
Diaz-Ramos will be back in front of a Springfield judge Friday to continue answering to weapons charges after state police say they found an unlicensed .38 caliber revolver stowed away in her trunk.
Police records go onto show Diaz-Ramos' claim that the gun belongs to a football playing friend known as "Chicago."
CBS 3 traveled to her Bristol home back in August where her mom would only tell us "Chicago" was someone who grew up in the neighborhood and she had no idea how her daughter could be connected to Hernandez.
A former associate of Hernandez, Alexander Bradley, allegedly told investigators that he and Hernandez were at a Boston club before two men were murdered back in July 2012.
Bradley has since testified before a grand jury in Boston regarding those killings and is now suing Hernandez for allegedly shooting him in the face outside a Miami strip club.
Now as Diaz-Ramos prepares to head to court again, Hernandez sits in prison awaiting the murder trial for the death of Odin Lloyd.
Under Massachusetts law, anyone convicted of carrying an unlicensed gun could face a minimum one year prison sentence.
CBS 3 Springfield will be inside the courtroom Friday and will have the latest on this story on CBS 3 Springfield news first at 4.
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Monday, March 10 2014 12:23 PM EDT2014-03-10 16:23:09 GMT
Morgan County Coroner Jeff Chunn said the husband of an Alzheimer's sufferer had died approximately four weeks before Decatur police officers were called to make a welfare check on the couple.
Morgan County Coroner Jeff Chunn said the husband of an Alzheimer's sufferer had died approximately four weeks before Decatur police officers were called to make a welfare check on the couple.
Monday, March 10 2014 5:09 PM EDT2014-03-10 21:09:31 GMT
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Adam Lanza's father is breaking his silence. Peter Lanza spoke to The New Yorker magazine and opened up about the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in a tell-all interview. Adam Lanza killed
In his most extensive public comments about the 2012 Connecticut school massacre, the father of gunman Adam Lanza describes his anguished struggle to comprehend what his son did.
Monday, March 10 2014 6:26 PM EDT2014-03-10 22:26:08 GMT
Dozens of University of Massachusetts, Amherst students stood before a judge Monday after they were arrested during a riot near campus over the weekend.In all, 73 people were arrested by state, local and
Dozens of University of Massachusetts, Amherst students stood before a judge Monday after they were arrested during a riot near campus over the weekend.
Monday, March 10 2014 8:50 PM EDT2014-03-11 00:50:58 GMT
A former Florida man faced a Springfield judge Monday pleading guilty to a $7 million investment fraud scheme. Massachusetts authorities say John Condo tricked investors into depositing money in amounts
A former Florida man faced a Springfield judge Monday pleading guilty to a $7 million investment fraud scheme.
Tuesday, March 11 2014 9:09 AM EDT2014-03-11 13:09:12 GMT
Police in the eastern Missouri town of Festus are searching for the thieves who stole nearly $2,000 worth of property from a man's home while he attended the funeral of his son.
Police in the eastern Missouri town of Festus are searching for the thieves who stole nearly $2,000 worth of property from a man's home while he attended the funeral of his son.
Tuesday, March 11 2014 6:46 AM EDT2014-03-11 10:46:32 GMT
Springtime brings warmer days and spring flowers, but you might feel like your bank account has sprung a leak with the season also bringing higher prices at the gas pump.
Springtime brings warmer days and spring flowers, but you might feel like your bank account has sprung a leak with the season also bringing higher prices at the gas pump.
