Category Archives: Local News
Governor turns to school districts to block basketball, after IHSA gives their okay to starting the season
Despite new rules from the state, the Illinois High School Association has decided to go ahead with the basketball season as originally scheduled. That will leave the final decision of participation u...
Oct 28, 2020
Wamac Mayor steps forward to save Centralia Children's Halloween Parade
The Mayor of Wamac says the Centralia Children’s Halloween Parade will go on after all. Butch Mathis made the announcement about five hours after the Centralia Moose Lodge had canceled the parad...
Oct 28, 2020
60 charged in $300-Million phone scam targeting elderly victims
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Sixty people are charged in a widespread magazine telemarketing scam that authorities say netted $300 million from more than 150,000 elderly and vulnerable people nationwide includi...
Oct 28, 2020
Lawyers: Cop video of shooting of 2 Blacks suggests coverup
DES PLAINES, Ill. (AP) - Lawyers say that a suburban Chicago police officer’s failure to turn on his body camera until after he shot two Black people last week suggests the officer wanted to hid...
Oct 28, 2020
Centralia Police make arrest in criminal sexual assault case
Centralia Police have arrested a 29-year-old Centralia man wanted on multiple charges, including a criminal sexual assault that occurred in January. Police Chief Greg Dodson says Timothy Bryan of Sout...
Oct 28, 2020
Three arrested in connection with different burglaries around Marion County
Three arrested in connection with separate burglaries (left to right) Daniel Putt, Lacy Hietkamp, and Jacob White. Marion County Jail Photos. Three people have been arrested in connection with three s...
Oct 28, 2020
Salem Halloween Costume to go on as scheduled, but moved outside
The traditional Halloween Costume contest in Salem will go on, but outside to meet COVID-19 restrictions. Marion County YMCA Program Director Jed Casburn says the program that has been held at the Sal...
Oct 28, 2020
The state reporting another large number of COVID-19 cases on Tuesday
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 4,000 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. That brings the total number of cases to nearly 383-thousand in Illinois, with more than 95-hundred deaths. O...
Oct 27, 2020
Four arrested on outstanding warrants
Four people have been brought to the Marion County Jail on outstanding warrants. 58-year-old Faith Moon of Glenwood Acres was arrested by Salem Police on a Marion County felony failure to appear warra...
Oct 27, 2020
Fire brought to the Kell Fire Station to be put out
A grain truck that was on fire was driven to the Kell Fire Station on Sunday afternoon to be extinguished. Kell Firemen say there was a small fire under the dash when Brad Boyles of Briarcroft Road in...
Oct 27, 2020