The Benton Township Police Department reports officers responded to Corewell Health Lakeland for a reported gunshot victim on March 17 around 12:55 p.m.

The shooting happened last Monday, March 17, in the 700 block of E. Napier Avenue between Union Avenue and Milton Street.

Derek Allen Pike, of Benton, has been released from the Saline County Detention Center on a $600,000 bond as of March 21.

After investigators say a woman was murdered in her home in Benton, many residents are concerned. Benton Police Capt. Caleb ...

BENTON, Ill. (KFVS) - An investigation into an early morning stabbing in Benton, Illinois leads to the arrest of a wanted man ...

A 29-year-old was arrested and faces charges in connection to stabbing and stolen vehicle crash investigations in Benton.