Category Archives: Local News
Former Bishop of Belleville Diocese is elevated to Cardinal status
The former Bishop of the Belleville Diocese of the Catholic Church has been elevated to Cardinal status by Pope Francis. Wilton Gregory is one of 13 new Cardinals and would become the first Black U.S....
Oct 25, 2020
Police Beat for Sunday, October 25th, 2020
A 27-year-old Versailles, Kentucky man was arrested by Centralia Police on Saturday for retail theft, obstructing justice, and resisting arrest. Police say Dremar Carr was wanted for retail theft at t...
Oct 25, 2020
Mt. Vernon woman fifth to be charged in connection with Olney homicide
A 43-year-old Mt. Vernon woman has been charged in Jefferson County Court with one count of Aiding a Fugitive for her role in the September 6th murder of 19-year-old Kyle Johnson of Olney. Bond for Mi...
Oct 24, 2020
Effingham woman killed in two-vehicle crash
A 67-year-old Effingham woman has died from injuries sustained in a head-on car-semi crash near Effingham Saturday morning. State Police say a preliminary investigation indicates Deborah Hendricks was...
Oct 24, 2020
Marion County Jail inmate faces new aggravated battery to correctional officer charge
A 21-year-old Sandoval man has been charged with aggravated battery to a correctional officer after allegedly hitting a Marion County Jail correctional officer in the face. Preston Slone of Old U.S. 5...
Oct 24, 2020
Marion County Sheriff's Department investigates robbery complaint
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a complaint filed by a Marion woman that she was robbed of her cell phone and Apple Watch while traveling in a vehicle through Centralia. ...
Oct 24, 2020
Police Beat for Saturday, October 24th, 2020
A 47-year-old Kell man is being held in the Marion County Jail for possession of a firearm without a valid FOID card after holding sheriff’s deputies at bay outside his home late Friday afternoo...
Oct 24, 2020
Centralia man arrested on multiple charges after traffic crash
A 37-year-old Centralia man was arrested by Centralia Police on multiple charges following an early Thursday morning traffic crash. Jonathan Bailey of South Maple told police he was eating a donut and...
Oct 24, 2020
Attorneys for Black woman shot by cop: Firing `a first step'
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - Attorneys representing a Black woman who was shot and wounded inside a vehicle by a suburban Chicago police officer who also fatally shot her 19-year-old boyfriend say the office...
Oct 24, 2020
Ex-boyfriend accused of killing pregnant Chicago woman, baby
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say a man charged in the slaying of his pregnant ex-girlfriend and the baby who died four days later allegedly shot her to prevent her from giving birth. Police announced...
Oct 24, 2020