Category Archives: Local News

Local health leaders frustrated with lack of vaccine; Governor says flow should improve
Local health officials are expressing frustration with the slow availability of the COVID-19 vaccine, but report they are now signing up those in the expanded 1B group that adds those under 65 with un...
News Feb 25, 2021

Centralia woman arrested in buy bust of Fentanyl
A 21-year-old Centralia woman has been arrested for possession with intent to deliver Fentanyl and resisting arrest following a buy bust by Centralia Police on Tuesday. Bond was set at $25,000 for Bri...
News Feb 24, 2021

Centralia man faces multiple charges following altercation with police
An 18-year-old Centralia man faces multiple charges following an altercation with a Centralia Police officer in the parking lot of the emergency room of SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital. Hunter Sc...
News Feb 24, 2021

Madigan's successor resigns amid 'questionable conduct'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The hand-picked successor to Democratic former House Speaker Michael Madigan's seat abruptly resigned under pressure from his sponsors, who accused him of unspecified "questio...
News Feb 24, 2021

Man pleads guilty in fatal shooting of state police trooper
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - One of two men charged in the 2019 fatal shooting of an Illinois State Police trooper in East St. Louis has changed his not guilty plea. The St. Clair County state's attorney o...
News Feb 24, 2021

Former state Sen. Sam McCann pleads not guilty to wire fraud
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Former state senator and gubernatorial candidate Sam McCann has pleaded not guilty to federal charges alleging he illegally spent more than $200,000 in campaign funds on debts...
News Feb 24, 2021

Police: 2 dead after train hits truck in southern Illinois
ULLIN, Ill. (AP) - Police say two men were killed when a pickup truck pulled directly into the path of a train in far southern Illinois. Illinois State Police say the truck's driver had turned Tuesday...
News Feb 24, 2021

South Central Schools set graduation dates
The South Central School Board has set the date for eighth-grade promotion and high school graduation. Superintendent Kerry Herdes says both will be held on Friday, May 21st. Eighth-grade promotion wi...
News Feb 24, 2021

Salem woman injured in single-car wreck on Omega Road
A 20-year-old Salem woman was taken to Salem Township Hospital for treatment of injuries following a single-vehicle crash on the Omega Road south of Cash Road in rural Iuka Tuesday afternoon. Marion C...
News Feb 24, 2021

Two teens injured in SUV crash southeast of Centralia
Marion County sheriff’s deputies say two juveniles were taken to SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital after the SUV they were driving ran off the Racetrack Road 20 yards from the Bundyville Road...
News Feb 24, 2021
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