Category Archives: Local News
Police: Man fatally shot supervisor, wounded ex-coworker
BURR RIDGE, Ill. (AP) - Police say a truck driver about to lose his job fatally shot his supervisor at a suburban Chicago company where he worked before he shot and wounded a former co-worker at anoth...
Mar 23, 2022
Illinois fines Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois $339,000
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois is fining the parent company of the state's largest health insurer - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois - $339,000 for allegedly violating state law. The Chicago Tribune re...
Mar 23, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Police Beat for Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022
Sandoval Police have arrested a 48-year-old Sandoval woman for alleged theft and on a Marion County felony failure to appear warrant. Dawn Ferguson of North Vine was wanted on a petition to revoke her...
Mar 23, 2022
Salem man draws three-year prison term on meth charges
A 26-year-old Salem man has been sentenced to three years in prison. Christopher Senn of County Farm Road received the sentence on each of two possession of methamphetamine charges, with the time to r...
Mar 23, 2022
Human remains found just southwest of Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Bullard confirms the department has found human remains in an area off the intersection of Veterans Memorial Drive and Davidson Avenue west of the I-57-Veterans Memorial ...
Mar 23, 2022
Centralia Fire Department says good bye to long time Lieutenant; swears in replacement
The Centralia Fire Department has said good bye to a long time member of the department while swearing in a new lieutenant to replace him. Lieutenant Cary Altadonna retired effective March 20th after ...
Mar 23, 2022
Marion County Ag Day Breakfast draws 230 people
The Marion County Farm Bureau's free agriculture day breakfast drew 230 people on Tuesday. Farm Bureau Manager Brad Conant was pleased with the turnout considering the rainy weather. Numbers are up fr...
Mar 23, 2022
Centralia man sentenced to five year prison term on drug and theft charges
A 28-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to five years in prison with recommendation for the impact incarceration program after his participation in Marion County Drug Court was revoked for mult...
Mar 23, 2022
Volunteer fire departments ask Marion County Board for help
Representatives of most of the volunteer fire departments in Marion County came before the county board Tuesday night asking for a share of the county's $7.2-million in COVID relief funds. Kell Fire C...
Mar 23, 2022 Kell Fire Chief Lonnie McDaneld asking the county board for consideration of COVID-19 relief funding at March county board meeting.
Centralia man gets 50 years in prison for sex acts with six-year-old
A 28-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to a total of 50 years in prison after earlier being found guilty by a Marion County Jury for two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child ...
Mar 22, 2022
