Category Archives: Local News

The Marion County Board has approved two major projects. The first will address public safety issues with the elevators in the courthouse and Public Service Building. Building Committee Chair Dr. Crei...

A 33-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in federal court at Benton for possession with intent to distribute 50 or more grams of methamphetamine. Jacob Williamson was arres...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - East St. Louis public school students are slated to return to the classroom next month, nearly a year after the coronavirus pandemic shut down the district. District 189 of...

METROPOLIS, Ill. (AP) - The industrial conglomerate Honeywell has announced plans to reopen its uranium conversion facility in southern Illinois. The multinational company headquartered in Charlotte, ...

CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Teachers Union has approved a deal with the nation's third-largest school district to get students back to class during the coronavirus pandemic. The union's roughly 25,000 ...

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for South Central Illinois from midnight Tuesday night through six Thursday morning. Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumula...

A 23-year-old Effingham man has died in a car-semi crash on Fayette Avenue at the I-57 interchange in Effingham. State Police say Logan Dallape was traveling eastbound on Fayette Avenue when he attemp...

A 56-year-old Salem man was injured when the semi he was driving was involved in a head-on crash with an SUV on the Dieterich Blacktop in Sailor Springs in Clay County. State Police say Ricky Burton w...

State Police say three people were injured Monday night in a two truck crash on U.S. 50 at the Old Route 50 intersection in Xenia. Preliminary investigation indicates a box truck driven by 34-year-old...

The Centralia City Council was told Monday night that it appears another round of funding to businesses and non-profits impacted by COVID-19 is on the way from the State of Illinois. City Manager Lowe...