Category Archives: Local News
Judge: 'Serious' violations to transgender inmates' rights
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A federal judge has noted "serious ongoing" violations to the rights of transgender prison inmates in the Illinois Department of Corrections which must be "immediately addr...
Aug 16, 2021 Joe Gratz
Governor signs legislation to prevent hair discrimination in schools
Photo taken from Governor JB Pritzker's Facebook page A new state law aims to prevent hair discrimination in schools. The measure was inspired by Jett Hawkins, a Chicago preschooler who got in trouble...
Aug 15, 2021
Final day to enroll in health insurance marketplace
Still need health care coverage? The special enrollment period for the health insurance marketplace ends Sunday. But Get Covered Illinois' Brian Gorman says there's still time to check your options. G...
Aug 15, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Centralia Police arrest two following fight with bats and steel pipes
Centralia Police say two people involved in an early Saturday morning fight near the intersection of McCord and Hickory Streets have been arrested. 25-year-old Anthony Hernandez of North Hickory in Ce...
Aug 15, 2021
Police Beat for Sunday, August 15th, 2021
Centralia Police arrested a 24-year-old Centralia man for possession of a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance following a traffic stop. Police say Aust...
Aug 15, 2021
Patoka School gets letter starting process to put it on probation
Patoka School Superintendent David Rademacher says he has received a letter from the State Board of Education beginning the process of putting the district on probation for not requiring all students ...
Aug 14, 2021
Salem Township Hospital Foundation Golf Gala raises $27,000
The 20th Annual Salem Township Hospital Foundation Golf Gala on Friday raised $27,000. That brings the total for the 20 years of the event to $462,800. Hospital President and CEO Alex Nazarian says a ...
Aug 14, 2021
84-year-old Georgia man gets lost, crashes, and found lying in wooded area at Forbes State Park
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say an 84-year-old Alpharetta, Georgia man apparently got lost on his way to visit family in the Metro East and crashed his car early Saturday morning when missing a t...
Aug 14, 2021
Centralia man receives minor injuries in two-vehicle crash on Route 161
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say a 63-year-old Centralia man was treated on the scene for apparent minor injuries following a two-vehicle crash on State Route 161 at the Medlin Road intersection e...
Aug 14, 2021
Centralia man faces burglary charge following scheme to steal a dog
A 24-year-old Centralia man has been charged with burglary in Marion County Court after a failed attempt to steal a dog. Centralia Police Administrative Sergeant Steve Whritenour says Jace Zimmerman o...
Aug 14, 2021
