Category Archives: Local News
Georgia woman in Marion County Jail on weapons charges
A 35-year-old Atlanta, Georgia woman is in the Marion County Jail on multiple charges following a traffic stop by State Police on Interstate 57 near the Salem exit. Josette Sanders is being held for u...
Mar 27, 2022 Photo courtesy of ISP website.
Illinois State Police investigating shooting on I-74 in Champaign
Illinois State Police are investigating an early Saturday morning shooting on eastbound Interstate 74 in Champaign. The driver of a vehicle crashed into the center median wall after being struck by gu...
Mar 27, 2022 DPP Law / CC
Bond set at $40,000 for Centralia man charged with unlawful restraint and possession of meth
Bond has been set at $40,000 for a 42-year-old Centralia man formally charged in Marion County Court on Friday with unlawful restraint and possession of meth. Robert Williams of Perrine Street was arr...
Mar 27, 2022
South Central FFA member recognized as State FFA Proficiency Winner
A member of the South Central FFA Chapter has been selected as the State FFA Proficiency Winner in Diversified Horticulture. Eli Arenas was selected as the State Winner by a committee of agriculture t...
Mar 27, 2022
Pending legislation would provide income tax credit to volunteer firefighters and emergency workers
There's a renewed push for legislation aimed at attracting more volunteer firefighters and emergency workers. The bill creates a 500 dollar income tax credit for those volunteering as firefighters or ...
Mar 27, 2022
Shooting at Chicago area shopping mall kills 1, wounds teen
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) - Police say a masked gunman opened fire in a suburban Chicago shopping mall, leaving one man dead and wounding at least one other person. Rosemont Police Sgt. Joe Balogh told the ...
Mar 27, 2022
Church Road bridge replacement project hits a new snag
Marion County Highway Engineer Mike McCormick says there will be another delay in the replacement of the Church Road Bridge east of Route 37 on the south side of Salem. However, he doesn't expect it t...
Mar 26, 2022
Mt. Vernon man arrested for Kell burglary
A 42-year-old Mt. Vernon man is being held in the Marion County Jail on an outstanding $50,000 warrant for burglary. The sheriff's department reports Daniel Morton of East Oakton was wanted in connect...
Mar 26, 2022
Police Beat for Saturday, March 26th, 2022
Salem Police arrested a 22-year-old Salem woman for alleged domestic battery following an incident that occurred outside her home on Thursday. Jessie Strayhorn Green of West Pine was arrested followin...
Mar 26, 2022
Legislation hopes to improve protections for health insurance consumers
New legislation aims to improve projections for health insurance consumers in Illinois. State Department of Insurance Director Dana Popish Severinghaus says they helped put the bill together. She says...
Mar 26, 2022 Pictures of Money / CC
