Category Archives: Local News

Governor JB Pritzker has issued a disaster proclamation for the entire state as a result of the dangerous winter storm that has blanketed the state with life-threatening wind chills, power outages, an...

Road crews made considerable progress in clearing roadways on Tuesday as the strong north winds that were causing drifting problems finally calmed down. The Illinois Department of Transportation is re...

The National Weather Service has put Salem at the top of the list for total snowfall from this week’s snowstorm. The weather service is placing total snowfall at 12 and a half inches. Kell is se...

As Ameren Illinois monitors the extremely cold temperatures and the impact on utility systems throughout the Midwest and in southern portions of the country, the company is asking its customers to tak...

Illinois State Police say a trooper providing a motorist assist had his squad car struck and was injured Tuesday morning during a crash on I-57 at milepost 87 south of Mt. Vernon. State Police say the...

State Police say no one was hurt in two crashes that occurred Tuesday morning in a construction zone in the southbound lanes of I-57 near the Dix exit. State Police say the first crash occurred when a...

A rural Vernon family of five was left homeless by a fire that destroyed their mobile home early Monday evening. Patoka Fire Chief Blake Hyde says Dustin Howe was attempting to thaw a frozen water lin...

A Walnut Hill home was damaged in an electrical fire Monday afternoon. Centralia Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Ross Boshera says the fire was at the Barbara Nelms home at 402 Jefferson. He ...

Ameren Illinois officials say they have located a failed piece of equipment that brought down a major transmission line on Tuesday morning leaving more than 22,000 without power. Spokesperson Brian Br...

Four fire departments battled a fire that destroyed a mobile home in rural Opdyke Monday night. Jefferson Fire Protection District officials say the fire was at the William Jones home at 19,251 East B...