A 21-year-old Woodlawn man was injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash at 68 Main Street in Walnut Hill late Friday night. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Alex Piotrowski was taken to SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital for treatment of injuries. No other details have been released about the crash that occurred at 11:06 on Friday night.[socast_ad_slot widget_name="Ad Slot" slot="lightbox_bigbox"]

An early Saturday morning fire has caused minor damage to a Salem home. Salem Fire Protection District officials say the fire was at the Christy Spencer home at 1514 South College. The fire that had started to move into the attic was caused by an electrical short in a bathroom vent. It was quickly extinguished. The fire call came in at 2:30 Saturday morning. Odin Firemen stood by at the Salem Fire Station in the event of another fire.[socast_ad_slot widget_name="Ad Slot" slot=&quo...

Salem Police have arrested 24-year-old Mason Becker of Julia Drive in Salem for motor vehicle theft. He was released from the Marion County Jail on a notice to appear when taken to Salem Township Hospital. No other details are yet available about the motor vehicle theft. A 25-year-old homeless Centralia man has been arrested on an outstanding Cook County no-bond warrant. Azreal Lashbrook was transferred to the Marion County Jail to await transport back to Chicago. State Police arrested tw...

A vacant home scheduled for demolition was destroyed in an early Friday morning fire in Wamac. Centralia Fire Protection District Chief Ross Boshera says the home at 101 Wall was fully engulfed in flames upon their arrival, and one side had partially collapsed. A truck parked near the home was also destroyed, and a roll-off dumpster in the yard also caught fire. The cause of the fire is undetermined. Centralia City Firemen provided mutual aid assistance. The fire call came in at 1:26 on Frid...

Kell Firemen report five acres of a cut cornfield on the southeast corner of State Route 161 and Medlin Road, east of Centralia, burned early Thursday afternoon. The fire apparently started when embers from an earlier brush pile went airborne after the wind kicked up. No one was around the fire when the fire department arrived. Firemen wet down the burned-out brush pile before leaving. Firemen were on the scene for about an hour beginning around one pm.[socast_ad_slot widget_name="Ad ...

A Winter Storm Weather Advisory goes into effect at midnight Friday night and continues through midnight Saturday night. Two to four inches of snow is expected to begin early Saturday morning. Here is the more detailed National Weather Service rundown on the storm. Today Sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind around 6 mph, becoming calm in the afternoon. Tonight Snow likely, mainly after 5 am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 27. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph after ...

A vacant home on the north side of Mt. Vernon is most likely a total loss following a Thanksgiving morning fire. Jefferson Fire reported flames and smoke upon arrival at the home owned by Steve Jones of Mt. Vernon at 1315 11th Street. The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the State Fire Marshal's office. There were no injuries. Jefferson Fire called Kell, Mt. Vernon, Wayne City, and Bluford all for mutual aid assistance. Woodlawn and McLeansboro stood by at the Jefferson F...

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for northeast Missouri and west central Illinois that includes parts of the St. Louis metro area for Friday night into Saturday evening. Accumulating snow is now expected across much of the area, with the heaviest snow over the watch area, particularly on Saturday morning. South Central Illinois is expected to receive three to five inches of snow. Check the weather page for the latest forecast and radar images.[socast_ad_slot widge...