Category Archives: Local News
Salem woman arrested following rolling domestic
A 21-year-old Salem woman has been arrested by Salem Police for aggravated battery to a person over 60 and aggravated domestic battery. Ashley Jenson of Cottonwood Drive is accused of striking and cho...
Feb 12, 2025
University of Illinois soybean lab shut down due to end of federal funding
by Bridgette Fox, Capitol News Illinois The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's international soybean lab will be forced to close in April following President Donald Trump's end to the federal f...
Feb 12, 2025
Lawsuits with Trump administration stretching Illinois attorney general's resources
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois February 11, 2025 SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced this week he has joined yet another multistate lawsuit against the Trump adminis...
Feb 12, 2025 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is pictured on the Illinois House floor in May 2023. He told Capitol News Illinois he plans to brief the General Assembly about the cost of the state’s ongoing lawsuits against Trump administration policies. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Madigan guilty of bribery conspiracy as jury returns partial verdict
Jurors deadlock on charges related to co-defendant Mike McClain By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com This story will continue to be updated. CHICAGO - Former Democrat...
Feb 12, 2025 Michael Madigan and Mike McClain are pictured exiting the Dirksen Federal Courthouse the week of Jan. 27. A jury on Wednesday found Madigan guilty on 10 of 23 public corruption counts and not guilty on seven other counts. The jury deadlocked on six counts, all of which pertained to McClain. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Marion County continues to search for highway engineer
The Marion County Board's Road and Bridge Committee has moved on to work with a second candidate to be the county's new highway engineer. The first candidate decided against the offer. Committee Co-Ch...
Feb 12, 2025 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
No one hurt when ambulance catches fire in Jefferson County
No one was injured when an ambulance caught fire in the construction zone on I-64 near Woodlawn on Tuesday night. While the construction slowed emergency help, the patient and crew were all out of the...
Feb 12, 2025
Search to find location for Marion County Animal Pound Continues
The Marion County Board's Community Relations Committee is back to trying to find the best location for an animal control facility after the City of Centralia elected not to enter into a new agreement...
Feb 12, 2025 Marion County Community Relations Committee chair Tracy Murray.
City Schools Board approves new Centralia Junior High School Assistant Principal
By Steven Stilt The Centralia City Schools Board of Education on Tuesday night formally approved the hiring of a new assistant principal at Centralia Junior High School for the 2025-2026 school year. ...
Feb 12, 2025 Ryan Brendel signs his contract to become assistant principal at Centralia Junior High School for the 2025-2026 school year. Photo by Steven Stilt.
Winter Weather Advisory Issued from 3 am to 9 pm Wednesday
WHAT Freezing rain and sleet expected. Total ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch expected. WHERE Portions of south central and southwest Illinois and southeast Missouri. WHEN Fr...
Feb 11, 2025
From Greenville University Standout to Super Bowl Champion: Nicholas Morrow's Historic Triumph
Story and photo from Greenville University From the small campus of Greenville University to the biggest stage in football, Nicholas Morrow has officially cemented his place in history as a Super Bowl...
Feb 11, 2025 Tom Ackerman: Greenville University Vice President, Athletics; Nicholas Morrow, Linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles; TJ Gaylord, Greenville University Videographer - meet at the Super Bowl in New Orleans.
