Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Thursday, June 9th, 2022
Three people were taken to the Marion County Jail on Wednesday on outstanding warrants. 27-year-old Breanne Blumhorst of East 12th in Centralia is being held in lieu of $10,000 bond on a Marion County...
Jun 09, 2022
Granite City man gets 18 months in prison for Iuka area theft
A 44-year-old Granite City man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Court to a felony theft charge. David Patterson admitted to having control over a stolen...
Jun 09, 2022
Schools can now teach proper gun storage under new law
Schools will be able to teach students about proper gun storage under a new state law. The measure was sponsored by Representative Maura Hischauer of Batavia, who explained it to her colleagues on the...
Jun 09, 2022 unmatched value / CC
Kell man who shot arrow during police standoff sentenced to total of six years in prison
A 31-year-old Kell man involved in a police standoff and the shooting of an arrow towards a police officer has been sentenced to six years in prison on multiple charges from three separate arrests. Za...
Jun 09, 2022
Salem man gets six year prison term after pleading guilty to burglary charge
A 32-year-old Salem man has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Court to a burglary charge. Michael Pohlman of East Boone admitted to entering a home in the 21...
Jun 09, 2022
Greater Salem Area Foundation invites you annual evening swim Friday night
The Greater Salem Area Foundation is inviting everyone to the Annual Evening Swim at the Salem Family Aquatic Center in Bryan Memorial Park on Friday night. The swim is from 6:15 to 9:15. Admission is...
Jun 09, 2022
Coroner IDs hatchet-wielding man shot by suburban police
NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Coroners have identified a suburban Chicago man who was fatally shot after the man charged a police officer with a hatchet during a traffic stop. The DuPage County Coroner's Of...
Jun 09, 2022 Tom Britt / CC
Eight people hurt in 2 mass shootings hours apart in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) - Police say eight people were hurt in two mass shootings hours apart in Chicago. They say a 14-year-old boy was among four people shot in the Altgeld Gardens public housing project aroun...
Jun 09, 2022 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC
3 of 6 Emergency Sirens not working in Centralia
The City of Centralia has announced three of the six sirens in Centralia were inaudible when activated during the monthly test this week. City Manager Kory Smith says the city is actively trying to re...
Jun 08, 2022
The Historic Farmer's Market and Music on the Porch set to return to Salem June 18th
The Historic Farmer's Market and Music on the Porch will return to downtown Salem on Saturday, June 18th for the summer. Becky Timmerman, who started the weekly event last year, has announced the Mark...
Jun 08, 2022 Scenes from the first Historic Farmers Market held in downtown Salem last year. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
