Category Archives: Local News
Heavy rains hit South Central Illinois
Some of the heaviest rain from the cold front that crossed the country on Saturday and early Sunday morning fell in South Central Illinois. The Centralia Water Plant recorded 4.72 inches for the 24 ho...
Oct 19, 2025
Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to allow National Guard deployment in Illinois
Administration claims courts have no right to check president's military authority By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The Trump administration on Fr...
Oct 18, 2025 A man in military-style fatigues walks outside an
Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Oct. 9. National Guard
troops were deployed to the facility earlier in the day. (Capitol News Illinois photo by
Andrew Adams)
Judge wants immigration agents in Chicago area to wear body cameras after clashes with public
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Troubled by clashes between agents and the public, a judge on Thursday said she will require federal immigration officers in the Chicago area to w...
Oct 18, 2025 Several protesters stand outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, in Broadview, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Police Beat for Saturday, October 18th, 2025
Salem Police have arrested 33-year-old Troy Grantham of Lynwood Drive on two counts of aggravated assault. He was taken to the Marion County Jail. 37-year-old Bianca Meeks of Geary Street in Centralia...
Oct 18, 2025
Heavy Rains, Slight Chance of Severe Weather Saturday afternoon and evening
Waves of showers and thunderstorms are expected through the overnight hours tonight. A few of these storms may be strong to severe between 12 and 6 PM, mainly in southeast Missouri and southwest Illin...
Oct 18, 2025
Salem Grade School looks to move completely to Chromebooks
The Salem Grade School Board heard a proposal from its tech director Thursday night to replace Windows-based computers used by the staff with Chromebooks at the end of this school year. Salem Grade Sc...
Oct 17, 2025
SNAP benefits to be cut off November 1 without budget resolution
The Illinois Department of Human Services has announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture has informed all states that it will not fund November Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits i...
Oct 17, 2025
Marion County Finance Committee adds money for executive assistant to budget
The Marion County Board's Finance Committee continues to work on the budget for the next fiscal year. Board Chair Steve Whritenour says the committee has added $100,000 to the budget for an executive ...
Oct 17, 2025 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Salem man arrested on meth charge after items found in squad car seat
A 34-year-old Salem man was arrested Thursday night for possession of methamphetamine after a drug pipe and a small container were found in the seat of a Salem squad car. Jeremiah Bobbitt of West Oliv...
Oct 17, 2025
Unattended fire burns mobile home, storage sheds, and car in rural Walnut Hill
A rural Walnut Hill mobile home and two small storage sheds were destroyed in a late Thursday afternoon fire that resulted from an unattended fire spread by increased winds. The fire was at the Thomas...
Oct 17, 2025
