Category Archives: Local News
Salem woman pleads guilty to felony drug charge
A 36-year-old Salem woman has pleaded guilty in Marion County Court to a charge of possession of a controlled substance. Shannon Foster of North Illinois admitted to possession of less than 15 grams o...
Jan 14, 2022
St. Louis man injured in I-64 crash east of Mt. Vernon
A 64-year-old St. Louis man was airlifted from the scene of a single pickup truck crash on westbound I-64 just before the rest area east of Mt. Vernon early Friday morning. State Police say preliminar...
Jan 14, 2022
Alabama man convicted of killing 3 in Metro-East in 2019
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - An Alabama man has been convicted of killing three people in southwestern Illinois during a multistate crime spree. A jury in Madison County needed less than an hour Friday t...
Jan 14, 2022
Chicago students stage walkout, say COVID protocols lacking
CHICAGO (AP) - Hundreds of students have staged a walkout at Chicago Public Schools over COVID safety measures they say are insufficient, despite an agreement between the teachers union and district t...
Jan 14, 2022 Elizabeth Albert / CC
IDPH Director says it is too soon to know if we've hit COVID peak
The State's top public health doctor says it's too soon to tell if the Omicron Variant has peaked. Cases have been surging in recent weeks, hitting the highest levels of the entire pandemic. Illinois ...
Jan 14, 2022
Driver's License facilities to be closed another week
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White says driver's services facilities will be closed for one more week. Secretary of State Offices and driver's services facilities won't open to the public until M...
Jan 14, 2022 State Farm / CC
Some to get refunds or have debt cancelled in student lender settlement
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is announcing a nationwide settlement with one of the largest student lenders in the country. Navient has agreed to pay 1.85-billion dollars over allegations that...
Jan 14, 2022 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Patoka School Board votes to go mask optional
The Patoka School Board during a special meeting Thursday night voted to go "mask optional" unless the positivity rate of students and staff exceeds eight percent. Superintendent David Rademacher anti...
Jan 14, 2022
Salem Library to offer "whodunit" murder mystery kit free of charge
Looking for something to do on a cold winter's evening? Bryan-Bennett Library has kits for groups that like to solve good old- fashioned murder mysteries. Library Director Kim Keller says you can get ...
Jan 14, 2022
Appeals court: Illinois counties must end ICE contracts
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal appeals court has ruled that two Illinois counties holding immigrant detainees at local jails must terminate their contracts with federal immigration authorities starting Thur...
Jan 14, 2022 Jonathan McIntosh / CC
