Category Archives: Local News
Salem man arrested for armed robbery of South Farm Fresh store
A 38-year-old Salem man has been arrested on new armed robbery and aggravated fleeing and eluding police charges less than a day after a judge had let him out of jail where he was being held following...
Oct 10, 2021
Two juveniles airlifted to St. Louis hospitals following two-vehicle crash in Centralia (updated 7:15 am Monday)
Two juveniles were airlifted to St. Louis hospitals for treatment following a two-vehicle crash at Calumet and Elm Street in Centralia Saturday morning. Preliminary information from Centralia Police a...
Oct 10, 2021
Salem man injured in crash on Kinmundy Road, near site of the fatal crash night before
A 31-year-old Salem man was injured in a single pick-up truck crash on the Kinmundy Road near Prairie Road intersection Saturday night. State Police say a preliminary investigation indicates Sean Wimb...
Oct 10, 2021
Police Beat for Sunday, October 10th, 2021
Salem Police arrested a 39-year-old Flora woman for possession of a stolen vehicle. The arrest of Sarah Lake of Meadowview Drive came late Saturday night at the Super Eight motel where police were cal...
Oct 10, 2021
Kinmundy man killed in single-vehicle crash on Kinmundy Road
A 31-year-old Kinmundy man has died in a single-vehicle crash on the Kinmundy Road about a mile north of the Brubaker Road in rural Kinmundy. Initial information indicates Nicholas 'Nick' Carroll was ...
Oct 09, 2021
Emmaleigh Brandon and Bryden Smith crowned SCHS Homecoming King and Queen
The Salem Community High School Homecoming Queen is Emmaleigh Brandon and the King is Bryden Smith. The two were crowned during the halftime festivities of Friday night's football game against Columbi...
Oct 09, 2021 SCHS Homecoming Queen Emmaleigh Brandon and King Bryden Smith
Police Beat for Saturday, October 9th, 2021
State Police arrested a 48-year-old Farina woman on two counts of deceptive practice. Angel Mileur of West Jefferson was taken to the Marion County Jail. 47-year-old Dawn Logan of West 14th in Kinmund...
Oct 09, 2021
First human West Nile Virus death reported in Illinois
The Illinois Department of Public Health has confirmed the first human West Nile virus-related death in Illinois for 2021. A Will County resident who first became ill in late August and tested positiv...
Oct 09, 2021 dr_relling / CC
Indoor work complete, Old State Capitol reopens to tours
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois' Old State Capitol has re-opened to visitors after interior renovations were completed. Exterior work on the dome of the building continues, but indoor plasterwork an...
Oct 09, 2021 Katherine Johnson / CC
Police: 3 wounded in drive-by shooting after Chicago funeral
CHICAGO (AP) - Three people have been wounded in a drive-by shooting after a funeral Friday afternoon in Chicago. Police say the shooting occurred about 5:40 p.m. Friday in the city's West Englewood n...
Oct 09, 2021 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC
