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Both drivers injured when truck crashes into IDOT vehicle patching I-64 in Washington County
Aerial view of I-64 crash between a box truck and IDOT truck. Photo courtesy of Irvington Fire Department. State Police say both drivers were injured in an I-64 crash in Washington County on Wednesday...
Mar 25, 2021
Motorcyclist flown from scene of Clay County crash
A 51-year-old Clay City man received what State Police are calling life-threatening injuries after crashing into the rear of an SUV. The crash occurred on U.S. 50 at Sunset Road in Clay County. State ...
Mar 25, 2021
Marion County reports only one new COVID-19 case on Tuesday and Wednesday
The Marion County Health Department is reporting only one new COVID-19 case on Tuesday and Wednesday at a time the number of cases statewide has spiked. The health department reports the one new case ...
Mar 25, 2021
Police Beat for Thursday, March 25th, 2021
Salem Police arrested a 36-year-old Salem man for violation of an order of protection Wednesday morning after receiving a complaint he was at a home where he was not allowed. TJ Schleuter of North Bro...
Mar 25, 2021
Mascoutah man arrested after running nude on South Poplar Street in Centralia
A 29-year-old Mascoutah man was arrested by Centralia Police after he allegedly fought with them after they were called to a report of a man running naked on South Poplar and the Huck’s Store pa...
Mar 25, 2021
Armed man fatally shot by police at Forest Park restaurant
FOREST PARK, Ill. (AP) - Authorities are investigating the death of a man who was shot by police in Forest Park after he arrived at a restaurant waving a gun and saying, "Please don’t make me do...
Mar 25, 2021
Five candidates seeking two open seats on Salem City Council
There are five candidates seeking the two open seats on the Salem City Council in the April 6th election. The five all expressed their reasons for running during a candidates forum sponsored by WJBD r...
Mar 25, 2021
Kaskaskia College receives $2-million in state money for parking lot improvements
The Illinois Capital Development Board has announced the release of $2-million dollars to help pay for the resurfacing of the west parking lot of Kaskaskia College. The college will contribute another...
Mar 25, 2021
State finalizes 3.8-percent tax multiplier for this year's Marion County property tax bills (corrected)
The Illinois Department of Revenue has issued Marion County a final property assessment equalization factor that will increase non-farmland assessments in the county on this year’s property tax ...
Mar 25, 2021
Man fatally shot in attack outside Illinois license bureau
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) - Two men are in custody after a fatal shooting outside a Secretary of State driver's license bureau in suburban Chicago. The shooting occurred in the parking lot of the facility...
Mar 25, 2021
