Category Archives: Local News

A 47-year-old Kell man has pleaded guilty in Marion County Court to an unlawful restraint charge. James Hefner of South Jefferson admitted to detaining a woman and not allowing her to leave. He was pl...

A 47-year-old Centralia man is being held in the Marion County Jail for possession of under five grams of methamphetamine. Justin Brake of East Third was arrested by sheriff’s deputies following...

CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man is facing a federal charge of inciting a riot after he allegedly went online last August to urge others to take part in the widespread vandalism of stores and other busine...

CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson has been discharged from a rehabilitation center where he spent more than three weeks following an illness and surgery. The 79-year-old founder and president of t...

CHICAGO (AP) - A third man has come forward with sexual abuse allegations against a Chicago priest who has gained widespread acclaim for his activism. The 59-year-old man alleges in an affidavit share...

Centralia City Manager Lowell Crow has announced that he will be retiring effective March 8th after the city council meeting. Mayor Herb Williams confirms Crow has submitted a conditional letter of re...

A 21-year-old Columbus, Ohio man who remains in custody after fleeing a traffic stop on I-57 in January setting off a manhunt now faces two additional counts of aggravated battery. Princeton Glenn is ...

The Marion County Drug Court program has received a $252,853 three year U.S. Department of Justice grant. The Director of Court Services for Marion County Renee Pride says the funding will allow for s...

Two-vehicle crash in front of McDonald’s sends the driver and two passengers in one of the vehicles to the hospital for treatment. Three people were injured Monday night in a two-vehicle crash o...

A 25-year-old rural Kell man was arrested by Centralia Police following a Monday afternoon traffic stop in the 400 block of North Elm on drug charges and a no-bond warrant. Zachary Higgins of Morton L...