Category Archives: Local News

A license plate check on a car with a broken windshield led to the two occupants of a vehicle being arrested for allegedly stealing the car from East St. Louis. Centralia Police say the driver, 40-yea...

CHICAGO (AP) - The daughters of a suburban Chicago woman slain in 2019 are suing the estate of their mother's accused killer, who died from COVID-19 while awaiting trial. The wrongful death lawsuit fi...

The Centralia City Council will be asked to approve a four year contract agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police Telecommunicators Union at Monday night's meeting. The agreement, like the other u...

A 17-year-old Odin teen was honored in a coronation ceremony over the weekend after earlier being named Miss Teen Rodeo Illinois 2022. Eliza Engelhardt was crowned during the festivities at the Iron S...

The first seven coaches were inducted to the Coaches Wall of Honor at half-time of Friday night's Centralia Orphans basketball game. Principal Reid Shipley says Coaches Dick Carpenter, Jimmy Evers, Cr...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a woman has been arrested after a shooting at a mall in Champaign that left a man injured. Authorities say police were called just after 2 p.m. Saturday to Marke...

CHICAGO (AP) - The Illinois attorney general's office has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to impose a sentence in a case where a western Illinois judge threw out the sexual assault conviction of an 1...

Story by Ben Watson, Photos by Pat Hodges (see gallery below) Saturday's game against Taylorville was an exciting one, to say the least. There was a lot of tension on the court, and despite not scorin...

Photos by Tim Ferguson A detached garage used for storage was destroyed in a late Saturday night fire in Centralia. Centralia Firemen say the garage at 1224 South Walnut on property owned by Yvonne Fe...

Photo by Tim Ferguson Centralia City Firemen were able to confine a dryer fire to a wall vent exiting a home. The fire was at a residence occupied by Shawntel Louis at 1216 McKee Street late Saturday ...