The Monitor: Crimes, arrests and accidents

The most recent reports provided by area law enforcement officials.

Heavy pedals: Cyclists hit streets of Dixon for criterium

Jacob Schilling, 13, of Racine, Wis., watches as cyclists speed by. (David Rauch/drauch@svnmail.com) The full story is available in the eEdition or in the print edition.

AP Top 100 - Central Capsules: Texas dominates AP list of top preps in region

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In a few years, many of the players on the inaugural Associated Press list of the 25 best high school football players across the Midwest and Southwest may bear a strong resemblance to the starting lineup for the Texas Longhorns.

New releases, now playing and special screenings

Avatar: Special Edition 3D (PG-13, 171 mins) James Cameron makes his record-breaking blockbuster even longer, with supplemental footage. Not only is Pandora threatened, but an entire DVD/Blu-ray industry. Opens wide.

Beef O’ Brady’s is about more than food

    When Jason Carr and his wife Valerie moved to Tallahassee, Fla. from their home in Biloxi, they found their new city was missing something that's pretty important to sports fans from Mississippi: New Orleans Saints football wasn't broadcast on their local TV.

Ramp meters on I-15 to be activated this week

Motorists who travel on Interstate 15 north of the Spaghetti Bowl should prepare to stop before entering the freeway beginning this week.