Category Archives: Local News
Salem High School crowns Homecoming King and Queen
SCHS Homecoming King Julian Huggins and Queen Delaney Kell. (Photo by Greg Maxey) The Salem Community High School Homecoming King and Queen are Julian Huggins and Delaney Kell. The two were crowned du...
Apr 12, 2021
Charleston woman killed in Effingham County crash (corrected 7:30 pm Sunday)
A 29-year-old Charleston woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 40 near 900th Street near Effingham early Sunday morning. State Police identify the victim as Alyssa Rhodes. She was pronounced...
Apr 11, 2021
Salem man faces multiple charges following investigation into stolen vehicle
A 33-year-old Salem man is being held in the Marion County Jail on multiple charges following an investigation on Saturday by Salem Police into a stolen vehicle allegedly found parked in front of his ...
Apr 11, 2021
Police Beat for Sunday, April 11th, 2021
A 27-year-old Centralia man has been arrested and taken to the Marion County Jail on drug charges following an early Sunday morning traffic stop. Centralia Police say Donald DeClue of East 11th was st...
Apr 11, 2021
Another big day for COVID-19 vaccinations and cases
The Illinois Department of Public Health reports more than seven million COVID-19 vaccines have now been administered in Illinois. Friday was the third straight record-breaking day for doses administe...
Apr 11, 2021
Toddler out of medical coma after Chicago road rage shooting
CHICAGO (AP) - A doctor says a toddler shot in the head while riding in a car on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive has been removed from a medically induced coma but remains in critical condition. Dr. Marcel...
Apr 11, 2021
Prosecutors: Boy shot by police was with man who fired gun
CHICAGO (AP) - Prosecutors say a young man who was with a 13-year-old boy fatally shot by a Chicago police officer last month fired the rounds that drew the officer's attention. Prosecutors said Satur...
Apr 11, 2021
Salem man injured in Clay County crash
A 25-year-old Salem man was injured in a single-vehicle crash Friday night in the 600 block of East Chestnut Street in Louisville. State Police say Brock Metcalf was traveling westbound when he left t...
Apr 10, 2021
Police Beat for Saturday, April 10th, 2021
A 28-year-old Centralia man has been arrested on a recently issued warrant for unlawful delivery of under five grams of methamphetamine. Brandon Rogozinsky was taken into custody by the Marion County ...
Apr 10, 2021
Two have charges dropped against them as they graduate from Marion County Drug Court
Two graduated from Marion County Drug Court on Friday and had all criminal charges dropped against them as a result of successful completion of drug court. 35-year-old Jacob Heern of Centralia had cha...
Apr 10, 2021
