Category Archives: Local News
Illinois sues Franklin County mine over use of toxic foam to control fire
MACEDONIA, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois attorney general is accusing a coal mine operator of polluting the area with toxic foam to try to stop an underground fire. Kwame Raoul's lawsuit in Franklin County...
Jan 09, 2022 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Police Beat for Sunday, January 9th, 2021
A 23-year-old Pinckneyville man has been arrested by Sandoval Police for burglary. Dakota Najewski was taken to the Marion County Jail. No other details are yet available. 47-year-old Henry Keller of ...
Jan 09, 2022
Kaskaskia College classes will start in person on Monday
Kaskaskia College President George Evans has announced that classes will start in person as scheduled on Monday. Evans says the same precautions will be followed as last semester. "Although we have se...
Jan 08, 2022 File: Kaskaskia College Clock Tower and campus.
Fire destroys pickup and damages shed at Salem home
A pickup truck was destroyed and a 40 by 25 foot shed received minor damage in a Saturday morning fire at the Frank Barbre home in the 1500 block of Charleston Road in Salem. Salem Fire Protection Dis...
Jan 08, 2022
Centralia man arrested on drug charges
A 24-year-old Centralia man has been arrested on two new possession of controlled substance charges as well as a warrant for failure to appear on a previous possession of controlled substance case in ...
Jan 08, 2022
St. Louis man hurt in single-vehicle crash on I-70 in Fayette County
A 29-year-old St. Louis, MO man was injured in a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning on eastbound I-70 near milepost 54 in Fayette County. Preliminary investigation indicates Christopher Boyd ...
Jan 08, 2022 Photo courtesy of ISP website.
Illinois lawmakers further fine-tune police reform package
Illinois lawmakers voted this week to further fine-tune major police and criminal justice reforms passed last year. Supporters say the changes to the so-called 'Safe-T' Act are part of a compromise wo...
Jan 08, 2022 G20 Voice / CC
Catholic leader: Get shots, don't put other people at risk
CHICAGO (AP) - The archbishop of Chicago is urging Catholics to take precautions against the coronavirus, including getting vaccinated, as the omicron variant continues spreading in the region. Cardin...
Jan 08, 2022 Reg Natarajan / CC
Parts of Cakokia Mounds to close for $5M improvement project
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Portions of the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in southern Illinois will close on March 1 as work begins on a $5 million improvement project. The Illinois Department of N...
Jan 08, 2022 Northfielder / CC
Marion County Health Department reporting four new COVID-19 related deaths
The Marion County Health Department has announced the death of four more residents from COVID-19 related causes. They include a male in his 70s who was a long-term care resident who was not fully vacc...
Jan 07, 2022 Fusion Medical Animation / Unsplash
