CSI Lincoln now on patrol.

City Police Officer Chris Reed recently attended an Illinois State Police Crime Scene Investigation course and is now Lincoln’s official CSI. The course is designed to establish competency in the discipline of crime scene processing and emphasizes the importance of thoroughness, accuracy and integrity while processing crime scenes. Police Chief Ken Greenslate said that Reed’s training will be a great asset to the Lincoln Police Department. Greenslate and Deputy Chief Mike Geriets attended Reed's graduation in Springfield..

Picture by Chief Greenslate (Click on picture for larger image.)

Miss Illinois, Whitney Thorpe-Klinsky, a 23-year-old Illinois Wesleyan University graduate from New Baden, was a guest speaker at Mount Pulaski High School Monday morning. Her topic was “The dangers of distracted driving.” She was the invited guest of Mount Pulaski State Farm Insurance agent Deron Powell. Miss Thorpe-Klinsky engaged the students by asking them questions about their views of distracted driving.  Her theme was that we all can make the right choices and that a car accident is just that -- an “accident” that could in most situations be avoided. 

The story and more pictures are in today's Top Stories.

Picture and text by Phil Bertoni  (Click on picture for larger image.)

• Community Calendar of Events

  • Submit entry for LDN Calendar of Events

• Schedule of area graduations

• Graduates, honors:

  • Illini Central 8th grade

  • Illini Central High School

  • Illini Central top 10

  • Illini Central High School honors

  • Lincoln College

  • Lincoln College honors

  • Lincoln Community High School

  • Lincoln Community High School senior awards

  • Montessori Children's House of Lincoln

  • Mount Pulaski 8th grade

  • Mount Pulaski High School

  • Mount Pulaski Zion Lutheran

  • Olympia High School

  • Zion Lutheran School, Lincoln

• Births:

  • Lily Reneé Boyd 

  • Colton Scott Cavaness 

  • Gabriel Robert Paul Cummings 

• Friends and Family in the Military 
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Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki (41) goes up for a shot as Oklahoma City Thunder's Serge Ibaka (9) defends at the basket in the second half of Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference finals basketball series on Monday in Oklahoma City.

The Mavericks won in OT to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

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