America Today Staff 
A shooting on the city’s South Side overnight forced authorities to shut down the northbound lanes of I-57 for several hours early Sunday, according to Illinois State Police. Officials reopened all lanes around 6:30 a.m. ISP reported that the shooting occurred at approximately 1:15 a.m. on northbound I-57, just north of Halsted Street. Authorities diverted … Read more
Transportation officials announced that upcoming road work will affect traffic in Kanawha County starting Feb. 23. Crews will close the left lane of Montrose Drive between MacCorkle Avenue and Kanawha Turnpike from 9 p.m. Monday until 5 a.m. Tuesday, according to a news release from the West Virginia Department of Education. Officials said the overnight … Read more
The West Virginia Senate and the House of Delegates have each approved separate versions of legislation that would allow 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds to carry a concealed weapon without obtaining a permit. House Bill 4106 passed Tuesday in an 87-9 vote. “It waives safety training and also background checks for 18, 19, 20-year-olds,” Del. Sean … Read more
After receiving a rare diagnosis, local fire departments are stepping up to support one of their own. Halle Schafer works full time as an EMT in Kanawha County. Near the end of a shift in late January, she realized something wasn’t right. “I was taking a shower and I felt like tingling and numbness in … Read more
Troopers arrested two men at a Chapmanville residence on a range of charges, including drug offenses and fugitive from justice, authorities said. Chad Neil Williams, 49, of Chapmanville, and Rolland Marshall Reddick, 30, of Canton, Ohio, were taken into custody Friday at a home on Morning Glory Drive, according to a release from West Virginia … Read more
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying two individuals accused of shoplifting in Cross Lanes. Deputies said the incident happened Sunday at the Rural King store in Cross Lanes. Authorities allege that a man and a woman stole ammunition and other firearm-related merchandise. The woman also reportedly took a pair … Read more
Police took a man into custody after a standoff that lasted several hours Saturday night in Barboursville. Barboursville officers said they tried to pull over a vehicle driven by Daniel Totten, 39, for a traffic violation, but he fled and led them on a short pursuit. Totten later got out of the vehicle and went … Read more
Crews responded to and extinguished a fire at Logan Elementary School on Saturday morning. Officials reported the fire shortly after 10:15 a.m., according to a press release from Logan County Schools. Firefighters arrived within minutes, secured the building and worked quickly to limit the damage, the release stated. No students or staff members were inside … Read more
Police have made an arrest in connection with a double homicide that occurred in Huntington early Friday morning. Kevante White, 27, of Akron, Ohio, was taken into custody Sunday in the Akron area by the United States Marshal’s Service, according to a statement from the Huntington Police Department. Investigators identified White as the suspect in … Read more
Authorities have charged a man who was taken into custody while naked inside the Mardi Gras Casino and Resort with first-degree murder in the death of his father. Thomas Jeffrey Lawson Jr., 33, of Iaeger, was arraigned late Sunday in Kanawha County Magistrate Court on the murder charge. According to a criminal complaint, Lawson Jr. … Read more