Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Sunday, January 31st, 2021
A 27-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Sandoval Police on an outstanding St. Clair County warrant and for unlawful possession of a weapon or ammunition. Randall Withers of East Noleman was t...
Jan 31, 2021
Saturday COVID-19 Update: 3 South Central Illinois deaths; latest county vaccination rates
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 65 additional COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, including three in South Central Illinois. The department is reporting the death of a female in her 60s...
Jan 30, 2021
SSM Health loosening visitation guidelines Monday
SSM Health in Illinois, including St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia and Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, is updating its visitation policy. Beginning Monday, one support person per day will...
Jan 30, 2021
Vandalia man airlifted from scene of single-car crash north of Patoka
A 28-year-old Vandalia man was airlifted from the scene of a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 51 near the Patoka Oil Tank Farm late Friday night. State Police say Christopher Carroll received life-threate...
Jan 30, 2021
Bystanders hold two suspects who allegedly were involved in altercation with Patoka Police
Left to right: Alexander Johnson and Jacob Koelmel (Marion County Jail Photos) Bystanders were able to hold two suspects involved in an altercation outside the Lucky Marble bar with Patoka Police Chie...
Jan 30, 2021
Homeless Odin man arrested for burglary and criminal damage
Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested a 54-year-old homeless Odin man for burglary, felony criminal damage to property, and an outstanding Clinton County warrant. Deputies took Timothy ...
Jan 30, 2021
Police Beat for Saturday, January 30th, 2021
A 36-year-old Centralia man was arrested on multiple charges by Centralia Police Friday night. Cornelius Crosby of East Haussler was taken to the Marion County Jail for driving on a suspended or revok...
Jan 30, 2021
Chicago mayor: Schools will reopen despite balking teachers
CHICAGO (AP) - Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Chicago Public Schools plans to proceed with the reopening of elementary and middle schools on Monday despite the failure to reach an agreement with the teache...
Jan 30, 2021
Central City man gets six-year prison term after pleading guilty to residential arson charge
A 27-year-old Central City man has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Court to residential arson. Nicholas Fletcher of North Park was one of two men who had b...
Jan 29, 2021
Trump-supporting Illinois couple charged in US Capitol riot
CHICAGO (AP) - Federal authorities say they have charged an Illinois couple who posed for a photograph inside the U.S. Capitol decked out in Trump attire during the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection. Forty-s...
Jan 29, 2021
