Category Archives: Local News

Centralia Police arrested 27-year-old Nathan Felton of South Walnut in Centralia for alleged domestic battery. He was taken to the Marion County Jail. Salem Police arrested two wanted on outstanding f...

LENA, Ill. (AP) - An investigation is underway by Illinois State Police into the fatal shooting of an allegedly armed man seen attempting to enter a bank. David W. Determan of Lena was shot by police ...

Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson says a 28-year-old Centralia man arrested on a warrant over the weekend for delivery of less than three grams of methamphetamine allegedly made controlled buys of sm...

The Centralia City Council has tabled a proposed truancy ordinance after Mayor Herb Williams expressed concern over the impact on the poor in the community. Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson told the...

A 44-year-old Centralia man was injured Monday afternoon when his dump truck ran off Route 161 east of Centralia. Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies say Curtis Scott of South Maple told them he wa...

Mt. Vernon Police say two gunshot wound victims early Saturday morning apparently were shooting at each other. The Police Department responded to the 1500 block of Cherry Street to a report of a perso...

The bulk water machine at the City of Salem Water Treatment Plant will not be available beginning April 19th. Water plant officials say it will be taken out of service for maintenance and upgrades. No...

Salem Police Chief Sean Reynolds says two businesses have received counterfeit $20 bills and he’s alerting everyone in the community to check for the authenticity of the money they receive. With...

A Black football player at a northwest Illinois high school is seen on video sitting down in a locker littered with banana peels after a teammate threatens to break his knees if he doesn’t compl...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities are investigating two-weekend police shootings in Rockford, including one in which a man was killed. The first shooting happened Saturday afternoon a Winnebago County...