Cesar D. Jimenez-Preciado told police he was hauling hemp. Police said it field-tested positive for cannabis. Lab results favored Jimenez-Preciado and his charges were dismissed.

Two people who fled Illinois State Police on Friday were taken into custody in La Salle, Trooper Shafer McKune said.

A homeless man charged in a pair of La Salle knife incidents pleaded guilty Friday to felony charges and was sentenced to four years in prison.