Category Archives: Local News
7 wounded in East St. Louis shooting; suspects caught
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - Police say three people were arrested in East St. Louis, hours after a shooting in the southern Illinois city that wounded at least seven people. Police say it was a wild i...
Sep 10, 2021 Paul Sableman / CC
Salem Police make arrest in residential burglary case
Salem Police have arrested a 54-year-old Salem man for residential burglary following a series of unusual incidents on Wednesday. Police report Michael Thompson of State Route 37 had come to the Salem...
Sep 09, 2021
Ashley woman dies in Tuesday morning house fire
A 79-year-old Ashley woman has died from injuries sustained in a fire that destroyed her home early Tuesday morning. Washington County Coroner Mark Styninger identifies the victim as Linda Hawkins. As...
Sep 09, 2021 Forest Service, USDA
3 kids, driver have minor injuries after school bus tips
UTICA, Ill. (AP) - A school bus with three children landed on its side Thursday in LaSalle County. The Utica Fire Protection District says the kids and the driver had minor bumps and bruises. The bus ...
Sep 09, 2021 Tomash Devenishek / CC
East St. Louis girl shot while sleeping declared brain dead
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - The family of a 3-year-old girl struck by a stray bullet at an East St. Louis public housing complex has been declared brain dead, and her family has decided to donate her ...
Sep 09, 2021
Marion County Health Department reporting two new COVID-19 related deaths and 83 new cases (updated 11:50 am Thursday)
The Marion County Health Department is reporting two new COVID-19 related deaths and 83 new cases over the long Labor Day weekend through Wednesday. The deaths of a male in his 60s and a female in her...
Sep 09, 2021
Two new state laws require coverage of more cancer screenings
Two new state laws require health insurers to cover more cancer screenings. The American Cancer Society estimates more than 48,000 people across the country will die of pancreatic cancer this year. Se...
Sep 09, 2021
Marion County Board set to vote on County Administrator position Tuesday night
There were no comments pro or con on creating the County Administrator position in Marion County government at Wednesday night's Personnel Committee meeting. Almost all the county officeholders were i...
Sep 09, 2021 Marion County Board. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Centralia Police detail charges against 26-year-old Centralia man arrested following foot chase
Centralia Police say a 26-year-old Centralia man faces multiple charges from incidents occurring over the past two months. Matthew Woods of South Maple was taken into custody late Tuesday afternoon af...
Sep 09, 2021
Police Beat for Thursday, September 9th, 2021
Centralia Police arrested both residents of a home where they were called to a domestic disturbance on Wednesday. 38-year-old Travis Pitchford and 26-year-old Kellie Whitehouse of the same South Elm S...
Sep 09, 2021
