Category Archives: Local News
Former Carlyle Police Chief accused of embezzling more than $100,000
The former police chief of the Carlyle Police Department is facing several federal charges for allegedly embezzling more than $100,000 for his personal benefit. A federal grand jury returned a four-co...
Mar 4, 2026
Rock Icons Night Ranger to Perform at the Du Quoin State Fair
Heavy-hitting rock legends Night Ranger will bring their powerhouse sound to the Du Quoin State Fair on Friday, September 4, 2026, delivering a night of classic hits and high-energy rock that spans fo...
Mar 3, 2026
Centralia Fire Department Adds 16th Firefighter
The Centralia Fire Department has a new fire fighter. Dakota Whritenour was sworn in by City Clerk Kim Enke during a Monday afternoon ceremony. Fire Chief Jeff Day says Whritenour is filling a recentl...
Mar 3, 2026 New full-time Centralia firefighter Dakota Whritenour (left) with Fire Chief Jeff Day (right). Photo by Pat Hodges.
Springtime is fishing time: Get your Illinois 2026 fishing license now
Illinois fishing licenses - among the most affordable in the nation - are now on sale for the 2026 season. Illinois fishing licenses and stamps for 2026 are available for purchase online and at depart...
Mar 3, 2026
Salem Applies for $1.5-million Grant for Waterline Replacement
The Salem City Council Monday night agreed to seek a federal grant up to $1.5 million to replace waterlines in an area bound by North Broadway, East Main, North Shelby and East Boone. Mayor Nic Farley...
Mar 3, 2026
Rural Junction City Home Total Loss Following Tuesday Morning Fire
A rural Junction City home burned in an early Tuesday morning fire. Sandoval Fire Chief Scott Toler says owner Steve McClaren and two other adults were inside the home at 2636 Old US 51 when they smel...
Mar 3, 2026
Wamac Prepares to Host Annual Easter Egg Hunt
By Steven Stilt The Wamac City Council took action Monday evening to help continue a long-running springtime tradition in the community. The council approved a motion to purchase 15,000 plastic eggs f...
Mar 3, 2026 File photo: Wamac City Hall
Police Beat for Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026
There were two separate domestic battery arrests in Marion County on Monday. Sandoval Police arrested Toshia Dodson of South Mulberry in Sandoval and Centralia Police arrested 45-year-old Landon King ...
Mar 3, 2026
Two Iowa Women Killed in Single Car Crash on I-64 East of Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County Coroner Roger Hayse says two Ames, Iowa women were killed in a single car crash on I-64 east of Mt. Vernon early Sunday morning. Hayse says the driver was 61-year-old Carmie Sills and...
Mar 3, 2026 ISP FILE PHOTO: An Illinois State Police squad car is pictured in a file photo.(Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
How Illinois' Road Fund will help fund transit, especially in the Chicago region
by Jacques Abou-Rizk, Amy L Wong and Medill Illinois News Bureau, Capitol News Illinois March 2, 2026 Article Summary A new state transit law redirects revenue from the state's motor fuel tax and inte...
Mar 2, 2026 Interstate 80 in Grundy, a part of Senate District 38, was set to receive $112.6 million for the reconstruction of 6.5 miles and other improvements from east of the Seneca interchange to west of Illinois 47. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Jacques Abou-Rizk)
