Category Archives: Local News
Residents dig out from tornado damage after storms kill 27 in Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia
LONDON, Ky. (AP) - Residents in Kentucky and Missouri sifted through damage in tornado-stricken neighborhoods and cleared debris Sunday after severe storms swept through parts of the Midwest and South...
May 18, 2025 Anthony Broughton digs through the debris of his destroyed home following a severe storm in the Sunshine Hill neighborhood of London, Ky., Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Salem man arrested for firing gun outside home and then trying to gain entry
A 66-year-old Salem man has been arrested for reckless discharge of a firearm and resisting arrest after allegedly firing a pistol outside his home and then trying to get inside the residence. Charles...
May 18, 2025
Three Fairview Heights Police Officers Shot investigating prowling incident
Fairview Heights Police Chief Steve Johnson says three officers were shot after being dispatched Saturday night to a report of a suspicious person prowling around a nearby residence. After making cont...
May 18, 2025
Police Beat for Sunday, May 18th, 2025
Two people were taken to the Marion County Jail on Saturday on outstanding warrants. 37-year-old Jonathan Simmons of North Main in Sandoval was arrested by Sandoval Police on an outstanding Arkansas w...
May 18, 2025
At least seven die in tornados that hit St. Louis and southeast Missouri; 14 dead in Kentucky
ST. LOUIS (AP) - At least seven people died and authorities searched from building to building for people who were trapped or hurt after severe storms including at least one possible tornado swept thr...
May 17, 2025 Debris is seen after a severe storm moved through Friday, May 16, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
South Central Illinois spared severe weather on Friday
South Central Illinois was reporting little damage and no reports of tornado touchdowns as another line of severe weather pushed over the region Friday afternoon. The only damage reported in Marion Co...
May 17, 2025 danieldep / Depositphotos.com
Marion County Jury finds Ricky Norwood guilty of second-degree murder
A Marion County Jury deliberated for about one and a half hours Friday afternoon before finding Ricky Norwood of Centralia guilty of second-degree murder in connection with the August 2015 shooting de...
May 16, 2025
Two Vandalia teens escape serious injury in crash at Mills Cart and Baldridge Lane in Salem
Both occupants of a car that missed the stop sign at the end of Baldridge Lane and drove into trees on the other side of Mills Cart Road escaped with only minor injuries. The intersection is located a...
May 16, 2025
Salem man arrested twice Thursday following incidents with ex-girlfriend
Salem Police say they arrested a 32-year-old Salem man twice on Thursday following incidents involving his ex-girlfriend. Garrett Horton of East Bryan in Salem was initially arrested for aggravated as...
May 16, 2025
Odin Village Board reorganizes, promises ordinance violation crackdown after this weekend's cleanup
Odin Mayor Greg Smith was sworn in for an additional four years as mayor at Thursday night's meeting. Smith has just completed a two-year unexpired term in the position. One new council member was swo...
May 16, 2025 Odin Village Hall (credit: Odin Village Hall Facebook page)
