Category Archives: Local News
82-year-old Kinmundy airlifted to regional hospital following tree cutting accident
The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports an 82-year-old Kinmundy man fell 20 feet to a rock driveway in rural Salem following a tree cutting accident on Friday morning. Initial reports indicate ...
Aug 01, 2026
Fayette County Correctional Deputy arrested for sexual misconduct
A Fayette County Sheriff's Office deputy has been arrested in connection with allegations of sexual misconduct involving an inmate in the Fayette County Jail. The sheriff's office reported that, after...
Aug 01, 2026 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Salem Aquatic Center closed until further notice due to water quality issues
The Salem Aquatic Center is closed until further notice due to ongoing water clarity problems in the deep end of the pool. Pool officials say it is making the pool unsafe for swimmers. Recreation Dire...
Aug 01, 2026 Salem Aquatic Center (file photo)
Police Beat for Saturday, August 1st, 2026
Salem Police arrested 54-year-old Joseph Martino of Chatham Drive in Salem on multiple charges following a traffic stop on West Main and Delmar early Friday night. Martino was initially arrested on an...
Aug 01, 2026
Pritzker signs law regulating how social media platforms interact with children
Cracking down on social media algorithms one of governor's top priorities this year By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker signed th...
Aug 01, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker signs a bill into law. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Illinois Prisoner Review Board denies early release for Sean Grayson
Former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy serving 20 years for death of Sonya Massey By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The Illinois Prisoner Review ...
Aug 01, 2026 Protesters outside the Illinois Prisoner Review Board building in Springfield call for rejecting early release of former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Salem Hospital has good first quarter, gets silver status from American Heart Association
Salem Township Hospital CEO Jim Timpe says the hospital had a good first quarter. He reviewed the hospital's financial numbers at this week's board meeting. "For our first quarter of the year we are r...
Jul 31, 2026
Mt. Vernon woman charged with murder ordered to undergo fitness evaluation
A 31-year-old Mt. Vernon woman charged with three counts of first degree murder has been ordered to undergo a mental fitness evaluation. Quencie Favors is due back in Jefferson County Court for a stat...
Jul 31, 2026 Quencie Favors
Centralia man gets three year prison term for aggravated domestic battery
A 30-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to three years in prison to be followed by four years of mandatory supervised release after pleading guilty in Marion County Court aggravated domestic ba...
Jul 31, 2026
Centralia man gets three year prison term for failure to register as sex offender
A 35-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to three years in prison to be followed by one year of mandatory supervised release after pleading guilty in Marion County Court to an enhanced charge of...
Jul 31, 2026
