Category Archives: Local News
Trump endorses Darren Bailey for governor
Former President Donald Trump endorsed Darren Bailey of Clay County in his run for the Republican nomination for Governor during a MEGA rally near Quincy Saturday night. Bailey has been courting Trump...
Jun 26, 2022 Matt Johnson / CC
Mt. Vernon man arrested on weapons charges after found hiding in crawl space
A 20-year-old Mt. Vernon man is in custody on three weapons charges after allegedly threatening a victim with a firearm and then refusing to come out of a home. Alexander Kuhn reportedly went into a r...
Jun 26, 2022 Mt. Vernon Police surround home where Alexander Kuhn allegedly refused to exit Friday afternoon. Mt. Vernon Police Facebook page.
Police Beat for Sunday, June 26th, 2022
Salem Police arrested a 35-year-old Salem woman for possession of methamphetamine, possession of a firearm without a valid FOID card, and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon after investigating a repo...
Jun 26, 2022
Fire causes minor damage to rural Mt. Vernon home
Jefferson County Fire Protection District firefighters found a small fire behind a stove in the kitchen of a home in the 12-thousand block of North Dartmouth Lane in Mt. Vernon after responding to a c...
Jun 26, 2022 Robert Couse-Baker / CC
Two injured in head-on crash on North Broadway in Salem
Salem Police say both drivers were injured in a head-on crash on North Broadway near Chuck's Place early Saturday afternoon. Salem Police say a northbound car driven by 64-year-old Susan Griffin of De...
Jun 25, 2022
Camping trailer heavily damaged by propane fire
A large camping trailer pulled behind a vehicle caught fire when traveling on Selmaville Road just south of US 50 late Saturday morning. Salem Fire Protection District Officials say a problem with a r...
Jun 25, 2022
House fire rekindles in Centralia overnight
A house that was badly damaged by fire Friday morning caught fire again just before midnight. Centralia City Firefighters were called back to the home at 528 South Maple Street just before midnight wh...
Jun 25, 2022 Flames were showing from a home at 528 South Maple where a fire earlier in the day on Friday rekindled and sent firemen back to the scene. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Centralia man sentenced to five years in prison after failing drug court
A 48-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to five years in prison after his probation was revoked for participation in the drug court program. Billy Self had sentencing on a residential burglary ...
Jun 25, 2022
3 wounded, suspect arrested in northern Illinois warehouse shooting
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) - Three people have been wounded and one person was arrested following a shooting at an automotive interior products warehouse in suburban Chicago. Bolingbrook police Capt. Anth...
Jun 25, 2022
Police: 5-month-old girl in car fatally shot in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) - A 5-month-old girl has been shot to death while sitting in the rear of a car in Chicago. Chicago police and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the child as Cecilia Tho...
Jun 25, 2022 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC
