A former small town police chief who was convicted of murder escaped from an Arkansas prison May 25. Here's what you need to know about Grant Hardin.

The mayor said she was sitting at home on May 25 when she got the news that her brother's murderer escaped from the North Central Unit.

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) - Alize Smith, who is accused of killing a Belvidere man and his two sons in 2021, took the stand Tuesday in a Boone County courtroom.