Category Archives: Local News
Southern Illinois player wins $1-million Powerball Prize; big jackpots roll over in both Powerball and Mega Millions
The Illinois Lottery says one lucky Powerball player from southern Illinois won a $1-million prize in the Saturday night lottery game. The ticket was sold at the Circle K at 1300 North Carbon Street i...
Jan 17, 2021
COVID-19 Saturday update: Three area deaths among 130 reported statewide
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 130 additional COVID-19 related deaths on Saturday, including three in South Central Illinois. The department is reporting the death of a male in ...
Jan 16, 2021
COVID-19 vaccinations begin at Murray Center
The Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 has arrived at the Murray Developmental Center. Administrator Lori Demijan says virtually all the resident’s guardians and parents have approved receiving the po...
Jan 16, 2021
Police Beat for Saturday, January 16th, 2021
A 23-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police for possession of ammunition by a felon and possession of ammunition without a FOID card. Dangelo Fleener of East Rasback Street was i...
Jan 16, 2021
Iuka man formally charged in Marion County Court with possession of controlled substance
Bond has been set at $3,000 for a 35-year-old Iuka man who was formally charged in Marion County Court Friday with unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Alan Snow of Metcalf Road had the publ...
Jan 16, 2021
Marion County reports 31 new COVID-19 cases; two deaths in Jefferson County
The Marion County Health Department reported 31 new cases of COVID-19, but no additional deaths on Friday. Statewide, there were 6,642 new cases and 123 additional deaths. Two of the deaths were in Je...
Jan 15, 2021
Centralia High School students select May Fete Court; how the event will proceed uncertain
Centralia May Fete Court (left to right from top to bottom): Cameron Tomlianovich and John Veller Freshman Escorts; Brock Milburn and Easton True Junior Escorts; Eli Barrow (Blake Lammers not pictured...
Jan 15, 2021
Seven arrested on felony drug charges in Mt. Vernon on Thursday
Three separate incidents in Mt. Vernon on Thursday led to a total of seven drug arrests. Three Mt. Vernon residents were arrested on gun and weapon charges after a search warrant was executed on a hom...
Jan 15, 2021
Kansas City, Illinois sue ATF over arms manufacturer license
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Kansas City and the state of Illinois are suing the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for granting a license to an arms manufacturer that had gone bankr...
Jan 15, 2021
Pilot makes emergency landing on median of I-57 south of Marion
MARION, Ill. (AP) - State police say the pilot of a more than 60-year-old plane successfully landed the vintage aircraft onto a southern Illinois highway's median after it lost engine power. The pilot...
Jan 15, 2021