Category Archives: Local News
Identity of man found in creek near Alma identified as missing Effingham resident
The Marion County Sheriff's Department and Coroner have announced the identity of the man found dead in a creek north of Alma on Wednesday afternoon. The man is 46-year-old Jeremy Snell of Effingham w...
Dec 31, 2021
Kentucky man being held on $5-million bond for murder of Wayne County Sheriff's Deputy
A 40-year-old Hopkinsville, Kentucky man is being held in lieu of $5-million dollars for the first-degree murder of Wayne County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Riley on Interstate 64 near Mill Shoals on Wednes...
Dec 30, 2021 Ray Tate (Clinton County Sheriff's Department)
Arbitrator says IDOC can mandate vaccinations for prison guards
Governor JB Pritzker has announced that the Arbitrator in the State's Vaccine Mandate Interest Arbitration has determined the state can and should require vaccinations for Illinois Department of Corre...
Dec 30, 2021
Marion County reports 13 new COVID-19 related deaths
The Marion County Health Department is reporting 13 new COVID-19 related deaths since Christmas Eve Day. The health department's weekly report also shows 162 new cases bringing the total number of pos...
Dec 30, 2021
Edgewood man charged with murder in Clay County now faces attempted escape charge
The Clay County State's Attorney's office has filed a charge of escape of a felon from a penal institution against a 30-year-old Edgewood man who is one of three being held for the murder of Roger Cou...
Dec 30, 2021 Walter West
Positive identity made on body found in creek north of Alma (updated 12 noon)
The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports positive identity has been made of the man found in a creek off the Orchard Road a half-mile west of Route 37 north of Alma late Wednesday afternoon. The...
Dec 30, 2021
IDPH adopts CDC recommendations for isolation and quarantine
The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced adoption of the Centers for Disease Control's recommendation to reduce the number of days for isolation and quarantine for COVID-19 positives and...
Dec 30, 2021
Police Beat for Thursday, December 30th, 2021
A 30-year-old homeless Centralia woman has been arrested by Salem Police on an outstanding no bond Randolph County warrant in a possession of under five grams of methamphetamine case. Brittny Dunning ...
Dec 30, 2021
Jefferson County Coroner reports two Grafton residents died in I-57 crash south of Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County Coroner Roger Hayse says a husband and wife from Grafton, IL died after their pickup truck drifted onto the shoulder of I-57 at milepost 84 south of Mt. Vernon and ran under a parked ...
Dec 30, 2021
Wayne County Deputy killed on I-64 has Salem connection
A Wayne County Sheriff's Deputy who was killed in the line of duty Wednesday morning has ties to Salem. Sean Riley's mother, Mary, was a teacher at Salem Community High School in the 1990s and 200s. S...
Dec 30, 2021 Wayne County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Riley.
