Category Archives: Local News
Illinois gaming regulators approve Danville casino plan
DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) - State regulators have approved a plan for the construction of a new casino in Danville. The Illinois Gaming Board voted unanimously Thursday to OK plans for the Golden Nugget Dan...
Mar 13, 2022 Dennis Yang / CC
Officials: Legionella detected at two Illinois prisons
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Legionella bacteria has been detected at two Illinois Department of Corrections facilities. The Illinois departments of Public Health and Corrections announced Friday that rou...
Mar 13, 2022 Peter Handke
Bird flu confirmed in backyard flock in central Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Avian flu has been confirmed in a backyard flock of birds in central Illinois. State Agriculture officials said Saturday that the flock is non-commercial and the affected prem...
Mar 13, 2022 Steven-L-Johnson / CC
Court rejects ex-Chicago officer's efforts to get job back
CHICAGO (AP) - A court has rejected an effort by a former Chicago police officer to get his job back after he was fired for his role in the fatal shooting of a bystander. The Chicago Sun-Times reports...
Mar 13, 2022 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Daylight savings time begins at 2 am Sunday morning, good time to check smoke detectors
The Illinois State Fire Marshal's office is urging the public to check their smoke alarms as they 'spring forward' before going to bed Saturday night. State Fire Marshal spokesperson JC Fultz says day...
Mar 12, 2022
Marion County Drug Court Recipient sentenced to two years in prison
A 26-year-old Walnut Hill man who had been placed on Marion County Drug Court in May 2020 for possession of one gram of fentanyl has now had his participation revoked and has been sentenced to two yea...
Mar 12, 2022
Police Beat for Saturday, March 12th, 2022
Centralia Police arrested a homeless Centralia woman on charges of aggravated battery to a nurse and criminal damage to property. Scenica Wilson was taken to the Marion County Jail. Centralia Police a...
Mar 12, 2022
Crude oil leak closes streets in southern Illinois city
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A crude oil leak has closed several streets in a southern Illinois city. Officials in Edwardsville say the leak happened at the intersection of Route 143 and Route 159 outsid...
Mar 12, 2022 Grand Canyon National Park / CC
Wisconsin crime lab destroys Kyle Rittenhouse rifle
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin officials have destroyed the rifle Kyle Rittenhouse used to shoot three people during protests in Kenosha in 2020. WISN-TV reported Friday that the state crime lab destr...
Mar 12, 2022
Minor injuries reported in two-vehicle crash at Missouri Avenue and West Main in Salem
Only minor injuries were reported in a two-vehicle crash on West Main Street at Missouri Avenue on the west side of Salem late Friday afternoon. Salem Police say an SUV driven by 72-year-old Reta Tayl...
Mar 11, 2022 Salem Firemen disconnect a battery in one of the SUVs involved in a late Friday afternoon crash at West Main and Missouri Avenue. Only minor injuries were reported. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
