Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Sunday, October 12th, 2025
Centralia Police arrested 40-year-old Richard Burkett of South Poplar in Centralia on Saturday for felony criminal trespass to property with a person present and misdemeanor criminal trespass. He was ...
Oct 12, 2025
Court: National Guard troops sent to Illinois by Trump can stay but can't be deployed for now
CHICAGO (AP) - National Guard troops sent to Illinois by President Donald Trump can stay in the state and under federal control, but can't be deployed to protect federal property or go on patrol for n...
Oct 12, 2025 Illinois State Police stand guard as people including members of the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership (CSPL) gather outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola Chicago's beloved chaplain, dies at 106
By ANDREW SELIGMAN and TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writers CHICAGO (AP) - Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the chaplain for the men's basketball team at Loyola Chicago who became a beloved international celebr...
Oct 12, 2025 FILE - Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the Loyola University men's basketball chaplain and school celebrity, sits for a portrait in The Joseph J. Gentile Arena, on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, in Chicago. T(AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski, file)
One arrested, another being sought following traffic stop and drug bust on Salem home
A traffic stop where drugs were discovered led to the execution of a search warrant on a Salem home on Friday, where a large amount of drugs were recovered. 26-year-old Breeann Stanford of West 12th i...
Oct 11, 2025
National Guard stands down in Illinois while troops patrol in Memphis with local police
By ADRIAN SAINZ and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - National Guard troops patrolled in Tennessee's second-largest city for the first time Friday while soldiers in Illinois we...
Oct 11, 2025 Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., speaks to the media while Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., listens outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Centralia High School choirs hold Fall Concert outdoors
The weather was nice enough for Centralia High School's Fall Choir Concert to be held outside in the courtyard. The Beginning, Concert, and Advanced Choirs directed by Jami Jacobs each performed three...
Oct 10, 2025 The audience watches Centralia's Fall Choir Concert in the courtyard. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Mt. Vernon man already being held on multiple charges following alleged road rage incident faces new charge
A 40-year-old Mt. Vernon man already ordered to be held without bond following multiple charges after an alleged road rage incident on U.S. 50 near Odin Saturday afternoon now faces a new charge. Rodn...
Oct 10, 2025
Centralia Police question three juveniles in multiple vehicle burglaries
Centralia Police say they have questioned three juveniles in connection with multiple vehicle burglaries that occurred on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Some stolen items were recovered in their...
Oct 10, 2025
Two flown to St. Louis hospital following motorcycle chase and crash in Centralia area
Both the driver and passenger on a motorcycle involved in a late Thursday night high speed chase in Central City and Centralia were flown to St. Louis hospital after the cycle crashed. The names of th...
Oct 10, 2025
Wamac mobile home being demolished is destroyed by fire
A mobile home being demolished was destroyed by fire at Nine Country View in Wamac on Thursday. The Centralia Fire Protection District reported the home was owned by Danny Thompson Jr. Sparks from the...
Oct 10, 2025
