MATTOON — A student opened fire in the Mattoon High School cafeteria and wounded a fellow student before being subdued by a teacher Wednesday, in what authorities described as morning of chaos ...

SULLIVAN —Monte Crist and Edward Murray, both of Mattoon and under indictment as two of the five men who robbed the Gays bank ...

MATTOON (JG-TC) -- A shooting about 11:30 a.m. today at Mattoon High School has left one wounded student in its wake, and the suspect, a male student, is in custody, according to Mattoon police.

The Mattoon police chief said she acted quickly to subdue the shooter, who was then disarmed by the school resource officer. The chief said the injured student apparently was not ...

SULLIVAN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Sullivan Police Department has released new information about the criminal charges that an employee at Mattoon High School is facing. In a press release posted on its ...

According to witnesses, veteran math and P.E. teacher Angela McQueen grabbed the shooter's arm and subdued him after he opened fire in Mattoon High School's cafeteria. Mattoon police chief Jeff ...

The shots were first heard Wednesday morning in the Mattoon High School cafeteria. Angela McQueen, a teacher, and a school resource officer headed to the cafeteria to investigate. It was there ...

MATTOON — A student opened fire in the Mattoon High School cafeteria and wounded a fellow student before being subdued by a teacher Wednesday. School Superintendent Larry Lilly and Mattoon ...

MATTOON — A student injured in a shooting at Mattoon High School on Wednesday said her son is fine but scared. She said son Braeton Davis, 16, was grazed in the knuckles in the incident.

When a longtime Mattoon High School teacher saw a student raise a gun in the crowded cafeteria, she said that one thought came to mind: “You’re not going to do this to my kids.” Angela ...

A sign at the Mattoon High School baseball field ambitiously identifies the place as “Baseball Capital of the World.” “That’s a pretty big order to live up to,” Mattoon coach Mark ...

One person is in custody following a shooting at Mattoon High School on Wednesday morning. People gather in front of Riddle Elementary School in Mattoon on Wednesday September 20, 2017.