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Salem Police arrested three people for possession of methamphetamine and a fourth on outstanding warrants in what started out as an investigation of a suspicious vehicle in the Super Eight Motel parki...

Both the driver and passenger were arrested on felony drug charges following a traffic stop on West Main and Hotze Road in Salem Thursday night. Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested the dri...

Norma Jean Beal, 88, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 2:10 pm January 21, 2021 at her home. Norma Jean was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother and was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church...

Robert Jackson Keplinger, age 78 of Griffin, GA formerly of Salem, passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at the Coliseum Medical Center in Macon, GA. Robert served in the United States Navy as an...

Salem Police say a 19-year-old Salem man was arrested for predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and three counts of child pornography following an investigation started by a tip received by the...

Christopher Brown (left) and Cory Jones (right). Marion County Jail photos. Two of the three charged with a burglary broken up in progress at a home on the Route 161 Extension in rural Iuka last Decem...

One person was taken to Salem Township Hospital for treatment of injuries following a two-vehicle crash late Thursday afternoon on Route 37 at the Townhouse Road intersection north of Salem. Marion Co...

There was no damage reported when a trash fire got away and burned four acres before being brought under control. Kell Fire Chief Lonnie McDaneld says the fire was at the Charles Waterstradt home at 3...

The Salem Grade School Board heard an update Thursday night on the number of COVID-19 cases as well as the start of a catch-up program at Franklin Park School. Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe says the...

The Kaskaskia College Blue Devils look to win their 2nd straight game to start their season when they host Hannibal LaGrange to Centralia tonight. Tip off at 6pm. You will once again be able to watch ...