Category Archives: Local News
Rural Mt. Vernon home damaged in Sunday night fire
A smoldering fire in insulation in the attic of a rural Mt. Vernon home was confined to the attic area late Sunday night. Jefferson Fire officials say the owner of the home went upstairs to the attic ...
Nov 10, 2025
Police Beat for Monday, November 10th, 2025
A 48-year-old Wamac man was arrested by Centralia Police for violation of pretrial conditions on Sunday. Joshua Keebler of North Wall was brought to the Marion County Jail to await further court actio...
Nov 10, 2025
Trump administration demands states 'undo' full SNAP payouts as states warn of 'catastrophic impact'
By SCOTT BAUER and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press President Donald Trump's administration is demanding states "undo" full SNAP benefits paid out under judges' orders last week, now that the U.S. S...
Nov 09, 2025 FILE - SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)
Illinois Attorney General continues to work for full SNAP benefits following US Supreme Court Setback
Attorney General Kwame Raoul continues to push for SNAP recipients to receive the benefits to which they are entitled. In a statement issued after a Friday night Supreme Court order blocked an early c...
Nov 09, 2025 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Representative Severin, Senator Bryant to Seek Changes Following Law Enforcement Roundtable in Mt. Vernon
State Representative Dave Severin and State Senator Terri Bryant plan to seek action in several areas after hosting local law enforcement officials in a legislative roundtable at the Mt. Vernon Police...
Nov 09, 2025
Police Beat for Sunday, November 9th, 2025
A 58-year-old rural Odin man was arrested on Saturday by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies on a Marion County no-bond misdemeanor failure to appear warrant. Walter Hollen of Queens Avenue was taken to ...
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Judge optimistic about improvements at Chicago-area ICE facility with alleged 'inhumane' conditions
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge expressed optimism Friday at the government's progress in making required changes to a Chicago-area federal immigration facility w...
Nov 09, 2025 Law enforcement standoff with protesters outside an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Sandoval Man Faces Multiple Charges Following Chase with Sandoval Police
A 52-year-old Sandoval man is being held in the Marion County Jail on multiple charges following a Friday night police chase. Michael Flanigan of South Locust was arrested for aggravated battery to a ...
Nov 08, 2025
Two Combines Involved in Fires on Saturday
A combine in rural Odin and another in rural Patoka were involved in fires on Saturday. Odin Fire Chief Greg Smith says Maurice Weigman was shelling corn in a field off the 3600 block of Hoots Chapel ...
Nov 08, 2025 Odin Firemen work to keep a combine fire from spreading in a field off Hoots Chapel Road late Saturday morning.
Shed Burns in Royal Lakes Neighborhood in Rural Odin
A ten-by-12-foot shed was destroyed by fire at the Zach Horton residence at 2686 Queens Avenue in the Royal Lakes neighborhood in rural Odin on Friday afternoon. Odin Fire Chief Greg Smith says an una...
Nov 08, 2025 Odin Firemen look over Friday afternoon shed fire in Royal Lakes neighborhood.
