Category Archives: Local News
Police: 2 dead, 1 injured in East St. Louis shooting
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - Police in East St. Louis say two men have died and another has been injured in a shooting. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the shooting was reported just before 1 ...
Mar 25, 2021
225 served in free Drive-Through Breakfast at Marion County Farm Bureau Wednesday morning
Marion-Clinton County Farm Bureau Manager Brad Conant takes an order during the drive-through breakfast held at the Marion County Farm Bureau in Salem on Wednesday. Photo by Bruce Kropp. The Marion Co...
Mar 24, 2021 The Marion County Farm Bureau will be able to bring their free Ag Day Breakfast back inside this year following a drive through event last year.
Bond set at $5,400 for Centralia man charged with felony criminal trespass to a residence
Bond has been set at $5,400 for a 56-year-old Centralia man formally charged in Marion County Court on Tuesday with felony criminal trespass to property and criminal damage to property. Jeffrey Gable ...
Mar 24, 2021
Two Face New Felony Charges in Marion County Court
Bond has been set at $25,000 for a 35-year-old Salem man arrested by Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies early Wednesday morning for alleged aggravated domestic battery. Jason Wright of Church Road...
Mar 24, 2021
Governor signs bills designed to increase economic equity and opportunities
Governor JB Pritzker is signing a package of four bills designed to increase economic equity and opportunities across the state. The new laws tackle discrimination and inequities from several angles, ...
Mar 24, 2021 Governor Pritzker (file photo)
Salem Mayoral and City Council candidates participate in forum
Candidates for Mayor and City Council in Salem participated in a candidates forum Tuesday night at the Salem Theater. In part one of our re-cap, we’ll hear from the two candidates for Mayor. Act...
Mar 24, 2021
State Police Director wants tweaks in law to reduce FOID and Concealed Carry backlogs
The Illinois State Police is asking for a few tweaks in state law to help reduce the backlog of FOID and concealed carry cards to be processed. State Police Director Brendan Kelly says there’s b...
Mar 24, 2021
Peoria to remove name of 3rd US president from school
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - The Board of Education in Peoria has voted to remove the name of the third U.S. president from a city primary school because of his legacy on human rights and slavery. No new name ...
Mar 24, 2021
Former Columbia Mayor pleads guilty to federal corruption charge
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A former southern Illinois mayor has pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators about referral commissions he received on city contracts. Kevin Hutchinson of Columbia...
Mar 24, 2021
Skeletal remains found in southern Illinois field identified
PANA, Ill. (AP) - Skeletal remains found in a southern Illinois field near Pana have been identified as those of a 25-year-old man missing for more than a year. Daniel Crosby of Carterville was last s...
Mar 24, 2021
