Illinois State Police troopers spent the pre-dawn hours Saturday picking up nails – possibly strewn intentionally – from the turnarounds on Interstate 80 in La Salle and Bureau counties.

A Spring Valley man pleaded guilty to firing gunshots in La Salle – nobody was injured in the 2021 incident – and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

A La Salle woman was released from custody Friday after a judge warned her she could face up to 30 years if convicted of fracturing her baby’s leg.