Category Archives: Local News

Candidates for Mayor and City Council in Salem participated in a candidates forum Tuesday night at the Salem Theater. In part one of our re-cap, we’ll hear from the two candidates for Mayor. Act...

The Illinois State Police is asking for a few tweaks in state law to help reduce the backlog of FOID and concealed carry cards to be processed. State Police Director Brendan Kelly says there’s b...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - The Board of Education in Peoria has voted to remove the name of the third U.S. president from a city primary school because of his legacy on human rights and slavery. No new name ...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A former southern Illinois mayor has pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators about referral commissions he received on city contracts. Kevin Hutchinson of Columbia...

PANA, Ill. (AP) - Skeletal remains found in a southern Illinois field near Pana have been identified as those of a 25-year-old man missing for more than a year. Daniel Crosby of Carterville was last s...

The Marion County Farm Bureau is celebrating ‘National Ag Week’ with a free drive-through breakfast Wednesday (this) morning at the Farm Bureau office on Route 37 North in Salem. Farm Bure...

CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois has agreed to the early release of some low- to medium-risk inmates as part of a settlement of a federal lawsuit over the coronavirus. A lawyer involved in the case says about ...

Senator Tammy Duckworth says the lack of Asian American or Pacific Islander representation in President Joe Biden's cabinet is "not acceptable" and is threatening to withhold her vote on key nominatio...

A small earthquake in southeastern Illinois Monday morning is highlighting the need to be prepared. A two-point three magnitude earthquake was recorded at 7:30 a.m. near Thompsonville in downstate Fra...

The Centralia City Council has approved two proposals from Howell Paving that will result in old pavement being removed and new pavement installed on Calumet Street from Poplar to Hickory Street. The ...