A 49-year-old Ashley man faces multiple charges after he was allegedly found in possession of drugs and a weapon after backing into a pole at the Casey's General Store in Wamac. Melvin Creps was taken to the Marion County Jail for alleged aggravated DUI, armed violence, possession of a controlled substance with intent ...

Washington Dulles International Airport. (J. David Ake/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- One of the engines on a United Airlines flight taking off from Dulles International Airport in Virginia failed as it lifted off Saturday, sparking a fire near the runwa...

The Salem Fireman of the Year is Justin Burner. Burner was presented the award at the annual Salem Fire Protection District Ball Saturday night at the Salem Elks. He also received his five-year service pin earlier in the evening. "The biggest highlight, one of them, would be the chicken farm fire. That was a lon...

Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps presented the Deputy of the Year and the Correctional Officers of the Year awards at the department's Christmas Party at the Salem Elks Saturday night. Cripps named two part-time correctional officers, Ed Rankin and Steven Burroughs, as Correctional Officers of the Year. "They ne...

Police enforce a cordon at Bondi Beach after a mass shooting on December 14, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (George Chan/Getty Images)(LONDON) -- At least 11 people were killed on Sunday as two gunmen opened fire at Australia's Bondi Beach in an attack tha...

Jerry Costello II says latest aid package insufficient; warns of long-term impact By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Story Summary The Trump administration announced it will make $12 billion available for farmers who have suffered lost income due to ongoing trade disruptions with ot...

The Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting to welcome Modern Paw Pet Company to Salem. The business owned by Lauren Fox is located at 730 North Broadway in the former Paradise Flowers and Quinn Realty building. "We offer dog grooming services, small, medium, and large; it doesn't matter what size....

Protesters hold posters in support of Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski during a solidarity demonstration in Vilnius. Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Belarusian human rights defender Ales Bialiatski turned 62 on September 25, 2024. (Yauhen Yerchak/SOPA Images...

The Iuka Fire Protection District has purchased a new first-out engine for structure fires. The engine was purchased used from the Waynesville Rural Fire Protection District in Missouri. Fire Chief Kenny Eagan reports the plan is to have the new engine in service in January after some upgrades. One of those upgrades ...

Split opinion allows consent decree to continue but says lower judge erred By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com Article summary The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals will continue to block the release of hundreds of undocumented immigrants that a lower court had ordered after they were al...