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Friday, September 14, 2012  Large scale meth lab seized in second of two meth busts in Beardstown on Friday.

Friday, September 14, 2012  Ongoing investigation could lead to more arrests

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  An early morning standoff in Beardstown ended without injury Tuesday, according to Police Chief Tom Schlueter.

Thursday, April 05, 2012 

Thursday, March 15, 2012  A Brown County girl injured in a fatal high-speed police pursuit in January filed a lawsuit Thursday against Brown County, the Sheriff's Department, the deputy and the driver of the vehicle, according to court documents obtained by KHQA.

Friday, January 27, 2012  Update: Hospitalized passenger has been released from Memorial Medical Hospital in Springfield.

Thursday, January 15, 2009  A Beardstown IL man pleads guilty to felony drug charges. In turn, he will forfeit his business, car, home and cash and be deported back to Mexico once he serves his six year prison term

Thursday, January 17, 2008  A six-year veteran of the Beardstown Police Department who was arrested last week on domestic battery charges now faces allegations of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008  A six-year veteran of the Beardstown Police Department is being held in lieu of $500,000 after being arrested over the weekend on a domestic battery charge.