Category Archives: Local News

Governor JB Pritzker is signing legislation creating new political boundaries in Illinois for the next ten years. The Governor says the district maps for the Illinois legislature and Supreme Court, re...

A 27-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to four years in prison to be followed by two years of parole on four separate felony cases. Dustin Wooters of 129 Clinmar had pleaded guilty to the char...

Fayette County Coroner Dave Harris has announced the skeletal remains found in a field in rural Brownstown are those of 33-year-old Joel Anthony Mason. He was last known to live in the St. Louis area ...

Salem Police say a fishing boat was able to rescue a 49-year-old Centralia man who believed he was about to go under in the Salem Reservoir during the noon hour on Friday. The man reportedly had swum ...

The Marion County Health Department is reporting two new COVID-19 cases on Friday. One of the new cases is of school age, but school was not in session at the time. One of the cases is considered comm...

As South Central Illinois and the rest of the country struggle with filling all available jobs, WJBD-WSIQ is asking for your thoughts on your employment situation. The goal is to better understand the...

A Historic Farmers Market debuts for the summer season in downtown Salem on Saturday morning. Becky Carpenter-Timmerman is turning her parking lot at Benjamin Edwards on West Main Street into the mark...

The City of Salem, Kaskaskia College, and WJBD-WSIQ Radio are joining hands to try and help industries and businesses in the community fill more than 250 jobs. The lack of employees have caused some b...

A 48-year-old Dowell, Illinois man has been arrested for failure to register as a sex offender. Howard Mays was taken to the Marion County Jail by Wamac Police. Salem Police arrested 21-year-old Chels...

Salem Family Fun Day in the Park returns Saturday after a year's absence due to COVID-19 restrictions. Salem Recreation Director and YMCA Director Jed Casburn says some favorites are back along with s...