Category Archives: Local News

Centralia Police say a 26-year-old Centralia man faces multiple charges from incidents occurring over the past two months. Matthew Woods of South Maple was taken into custody late Tuesday afternoon af...

Centralia Police arrested both residents of a home where they were called to a domestic disturbance on Wednesday. 38-year-old Travis Pitchford and 26-year-old Kellie Whitehouse of the same South Elm S...

The Iuka Grade School has scheduled a special meeting for Friday night to discuss possible changes to its return to school plan. Superintendent Sam Alli will be presenting changes that would bring the...

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced the right lane of northbound I-57 will be closed from seven am to three pm on Thursday near the Route 161 interchange. IDOT reports all entrance...

The Salem City Council made no decisions on how to reduce the deer population in the city, but after further discussion, Tuesday night appeared to no longer think allowing selected bow hunting was a g...

Salem Police arrested a 50-year-old Salem man for aggravated battery and criminal damage to property following an incident on the Cottonwood Village Apartment parking lot on Tuesday. Police report Lar...

The Salem City Council discussed the pros and cons of reimplementing some type of residency requirements for city employees at Tuesday night's meeting without making any decisions. Councilman Craig Mo...

Marion County Board Law Enforcement Committee Chair Steve Whritenour is asking the county board to consider an immediate $5 an hour raise for sheriff's deputies, correctional officers, and communicati...

Centralia Police have arrested a 19-year-old student at the Centralia High School Annex for aggravated battery. Harleigh Davidson of North Main in Hoyleton is accused of spitting in a security officer...

CHICAGO (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Adlai Stevenson III of Illinois has died at his home on Chicago's North Side. He was 90. His son, Adlai Stevenson IV, confirmed the Democrat died Monday and said his fa...