Category Archives: Local News

Daylight savings time ends this weekend and the Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office says it's a good time to check your smoke alarms. The reminder applies to both smoke alarms and carbon monoxide det...

A 34-year-old Salem man free on bond on three felony charges and a suspect in multiple burglaries is back in the Marion County Jail on new attempted burglary, possession of a stolen vehicle, and posse...

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - Witnesses at Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial say the first man shot on the streets of Kenosha was "hyperaggressive," threatened to kill Rittenhouse and another man who were patrol...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A woman has been charged with child endangerment in the August fire deaths of her five young children, who she allegedly left in a southwest Illinois apartment without adul...

Federal court charging documents have provided details on charges against the three arrested during drug busts at their homes in Centralia and Mt. Vernon on October 28th. 31-year-old Ricardo Little of...

A truck cab was destroyed by fire late Wednesday night on the entrance ramp to I-57 at the northbound rest area south of Salem. Salem Fire Protection District officials say the driver, Lee Strawn, was...

Marion County Supervisor of Assessments Mark Miller is sending out 7,529 Change of Assessment Notices on Thursday. He says the notices will go to owners whose property value has been re-assessed resul...

The Marion County Health Department is reporting 18 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says three of those testing positive are fully vaccinated. Four o...

A 28-year-old former Salem man has been returned to the Marion County Jail on a no bond warrant. Matthew Hargis, who now resides in Lenexa, Kansas, was arrested in Missouri. The warrant is on a felony...

A 31-year-old Salem man has been found not guilty by reason of insanity in an aggravated battery to police officer case. Mitchell Anderson of Bob White Lane was charged with shoving a Salem Police off...