Category Archives: Local News
Man gets 50 years for firing shot at Illinois police officer
DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A man convicted of shooting at a Decatur police officer last year, setting off a police pursuit and standoff, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. A Macon County judge senten...
Apr 10, 2022
Illinois man guilty of murder for shooting deputy at hotel
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A jury has convicted a man of a federal murder charge in the shooting death of a northern Illinois sheriff's deputy. It found 42-year-old Floyd E. Brown of Springfield guilty Fri...
Apr 10, 2022
Police Beat for Sunday, April 10th, 2022
Three people were arrested on outstanding warrants on Saturday. Salem Police located 28-year-old Zachary Arnold of South College in Salem on outstanding Marion and Clinton County traffic warrants insi...
Apr 10, 2022
Abandoned house burns in Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon City Firefighters say an abandoned home burned in a fire early Saturday night. Firemen reported the home at 1110 South 23rd was engulfed in fire upon their arrival. The blaze was hot enough...
Apr 10, 2022 ((brian)) / CC
Gary Gaetti Day celebrated in Centralia
The tradition continued in Centralia on Thursday as Gary Gaetti Day was celebrated along with the first day of the Major League baseball season. Gaetti spent the day working with players at the Gaetti...
Apr 10, 2022 Gary Gaetti gathers with Cardinal fans on two of the bench seats removed from the old Busch Stadium on Gary Gaetti Day in 2022.
Spring session of legislature wraps up with passage of budget
The State Legislature wrapped up its spring session early Saturday morning with the passage of a state budget that includes more than $1.8-billion in tax relief. Some of the provisions are temporary, ...
Apr 09, 2022 Matt Turner / CC
State lawmakers pass bill to try and curb catalytic converter thefts
State lawmakers are working to address the increase in catalytic converter thefts in Illinois. Chicago State Representative LaShawn Ford says the legislature passed a bill requiring metal dealers to k...
Apr 09, 2022 Oak Ridge National Laboratory / CC
Barn destroyed by fire in Opdyke
A barn was destroyed by fire in the Opdyke area of Jefferson County late Friday night and early Saturday morning. Jefferson County Fire Protection District firefighters say the fire was on the Relda O...
Apr 09, 2022
Police Beat for Saturday, April 9th, 2022
Salem Police have arrested a 24-year-old Troy, Missouri woman for possession of under five grams of methamphetamine and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Jessica Bornhop initially came into contact...
Apr 09, 2022
Two formally charged in connection with robbery of Salem man
Two people were formally charged in Marion County Court Friday in connection with the robbery of a 65-year-old Salem man in Foundation Park on April 1st. 21-year-old Dylan Foutch of East Olive Street ...
Apr 08, 2022 Dylan Fouch and Stacey Meyers.
