Category Archives: Local News

Snow will make travel slow going on Monday; some drifting reported on rural east-west roads (updated 8:50 am)
The Illinois Department of Transportation is reporting roads throughout the state covered with ice or snow. I-57 through South Central Illinois is mostly covered, while some sections of the road in de...
News Feb 15, 2021

National Weather Service issues winter storm warning until midnight Monday night
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning due to anticipated heavy snow. The weather service is now projecting six to ten inches of snow could fall. The Wind Chill Advisory also r...
News Feb 14, 2021

City of Salem puts Snow Route Ordinance into effect
The City of Salem has put its snow route ordinance into effect until further notice due to the Winter Storm Warning. A parking prohibition automatically goes into effect on any part of any snow emerge...
News Feb 14, 2021

Shattuc man killed in I-57 crash near Mt. Vernon Thursday
State Police say a 57-year-old Shattuc man was killed on Thursday afternoon when his pickup truck crashed into the rear of a semi near the Memorial Drive exit ramp in Mt. Vernon. The victim has been i...
News Feb 14, 2021

Sandoval man escapes injury when car hits power pole on West Main in Salem
A 47-year-old Sandoval man escaped injury when he lost control of his car and it hit a power pole on West Main Street in front of Rent One early Saturday afternoon. Salem Police believe Ryan Koehler l...
News Feb 14, 2021

Fire destroys shed in Centralia
A shed was destroyed by fire early Sunday morning in Centralia. Centralia City Firemen say the fire was at the Patricia Hollingsead residence at 1000 Gragg Street. The shed, which was just a short dis...
News Feb 14, 2021

Barn damaged in fire in Iuka
A horse pulling a heater out of a water trough into some hay is believed to have started a fire that damaged a barn in Iuka late Saturday morning. The fire occurred at a barn owned by Wayne Moore at M...
News Feb 14, 2021 Iuka Fire Station

Police Beat for Sunday, February 14th, 2021
A 42-year-old Centralia woman has been arrested by Centralia Police for aggravated domestic battery. Heather Bray of East 3rd was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a decision on formal charges....
News Feb 14, 2021

Design begins on $84M, futuristic SIU communications center
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois officials have announced that RATIO Architects will lead the design process for an expanded communications building on the Carbondale campus of Southern Illinois Univ...
News Feb 14, 2021

Doctors who say no to opioid use face threats from patients
Doctors say they’re facing increasing threats of violence for refusing to prescribe opioids or trying to wean patients off the addictive painkillers. The issue was underscored by Tuesday’s...
News Feb 14, 2021
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