A mechanic suffered severe burns in this fire, which happened the morning of April 21, 2009, when he dropped a fuel tank he was changing out on a truck and the fuel ignited.
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Last F-16 leaves Springfield airport
The last F-16 assigned to Springfield’s 183rd Tactical Fighter Wing thundered into the air Sept. 23, 2008, and then circled back over the base to make a final pass. With the plane’s departure at 9:36 a.m., the unit’s 60-year tradition of flying fighters out of Springfield ended.
Day after the CWLP plant explosion
Springfield Mayor Tim Davlin and City Water, Light and Power general manager Todd Renfrow talk about the power plant explosion the day after it happened. The explosion was Nov. 10, 2007; this news conference was convened Nov. 11, 2007.
State trooper funeral
I covered the funeral of Illinois State Police trooper Brian McMillen, who was killed in an early morning crash east of Springfield. The funeral was in Taylorville on Oct. 31, 2007. I shot video, and SJ-R photographers Justin Fowler and T.J. Salsman shot stills. The result was this touching tribute.
Gun buyback results unveiled
City officials show off the hundreds of firearms turned in during a gun-buyback program. Oct. 29, 2007.
Cops get pied in the face
Springfield-area police officers take a pie in the face as part of the annual Badges for Life summer blood drive. Sept. 5, 2007.
An inside look at Dallman 4 construction
Overturned semi
A truck hauling large pieces of concrete overturns at Veterans and J. David Jones parkways in Springfield.
Ursuline Academy named an endangered property
Anti-war protest in downtown Springfield
A group of men and women protest on the five-year anniversary of the war in Iraq.
Puppy stolen from the APL
Sue Pilger from the Animal Protective League talks about a break-in at the shelter in March 2008, during which a sick puppy was stolen.
Carpenter Street fire
House fire on Carpenter Street on Jan. 9, 2008.