Category Archives: Local News

A 31-year-old St. Louis man formerly from Salem was taken to the Marion County Jail on multiple charges after an attempted traffic stop led to a foot pursuit inside a residence at Salem Mobile Home Pa...

A 22-year-old Centralia man was arrested for domestic battery and possession of methamphetamine after Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a fight at his residence. Lucas Bone of Comm...

What remains of a cab of a truck after it runs off U.S. 51 near the Centralia Industrial Park Sunday morning. Photo by Brady Toennies. A 55-year-old Sandoval truck driver was injured in a single-vehic...

Illinois State Police say DCI agents have located human skeletal remains in a field off Sixth Street in Pana. The remains were found during a search by multiple groups looking for Daniel Crosby of Car...

A fire believed to be electrical in nature damaged a Centralia home Saturday morning. Centralia City Firefighters say upon arrival smoke was coming from the attic and roof of the Catherine Kuberski ho...

The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 1,962 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois on Saturday along with 25 additional deaths. None of the deaths are in S...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois health authorities are reminding residents to be cautious of bats and other animals that could have rabies as the weather warms. The Illinois Department of Public Hea...

The state is expanding eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday in order to get more front-line workers vaccinated. Higher education staff, government workers, and the media will be able to sign...

A 38-year-old Sandoval man was arrested and taken to the Marion County Jail by Salem Police for aggravated battery to a police officer. Police say William Eagan of Jefferson Street allegedly struck an...

Illinois’ first on-site cannabis consumption bar will soon open in Southern Illinois. The Luna Lounge is a bring-your-own consumption bar in Sesser that allows up to 100 users to consume marijua...