Category Archives: Local News
Four injured when straight truck collides with SUV at Route 161 Extension and Buchanan Road
State Police say four people were injured when an SUV ran a stop sign while traveling southbound on Buchanan Road at the intersection with the Route 161 Extension in rural Iuka. Initial information in...
Jun 20, 2024 ISP FILE PHOTO: An Illinois State Police squad car is pictured in a file photo.(Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
80-year-old Salem man driving scooter receives only minor injuries when hit by a semi
An 80-year-old Salem man received only minor injuries Wednesday afternoon when his motorized scooter was struck by a semi on West Main at the I-57 interchange. Salem Police say James Renfro of West Lo...
Jun 20, 2024
Elections board dismisses illegal campaign coordination complaint, declines to clarify law
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.comCHICAGO - State elections officials on Tuesday indicated they were unlikely to step in to clarify what constitutes illegal campaig...
Jun 19, 2024 The Illinois State Board of Elections building is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Ten to seek Marion County Fair Queen title this year, 18 seeking Junior Miss title
The field of contestants is set for the 2024 Marion County Fair and Junior Miss contestants. The ten seeking the Miss Marion County title are Bailey Maas, Gabriella Curtner, Madelyn Dailey, and Celest...
Jun 19, 2024 FAIR QUEEN CONTESTANTS.
Pictured in order of contestant number is #1 Bailey Maas, #2 Gabriella Curtner, # 3 Abigail Evans, #4 Madelyn Dailey,
#5 Preslee Harris, #6 Katelyn Beigeleisen, #7 Mariah Williams, #8 Celeste Marshall, #9 Ella Douglas, and #10 Lydia Donoho. Also pictured is 2023 Marion County Fair Queen Kaitlyn Banning
St. Mary's Hospital's Jeanne Collier receives DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award
Jeanne Collier, RN, Regional Manager of Palliative Care and Manager of Medical/Surgical Units at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia, was recently honored with the DAISY Lifetime Achievement Aw...
Jun 19, 2024 Jeanne Collier with her Lifetime Achievement Award.
IDPH Warns Illinoisans to Protect Themselves from Dangerous Heat
With heat index forecasts approaching 100 degrees across the state in the coming days, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is warning Illinoisans to take preventive actions to avoid heat-r...
Jun 19, 2024
12-year-old rural Louisville boy killed in side-by-side accident
A 12-year-old rural Louisville boy has died from injuries sustained in a Friday night side-by-side accident in the rural Sailor Springs area. The boy is identified as Caide Weidner. State Police say h...
Jun 19, 2024
Mt Vernon Police make arrest in Tuesday shooting, seeking second person
Mt. Vernon Police have arrested one person and are looking for a second in connection with a shooting Tuesday afternoon in an alley in the 2000 block of Logan Street. The adult male victim was taken t...
Jun 19, 2024
Salem Police make arrest in aggravated assault and criminal damage case
Salem Police have made an arrest for aggravated assault and criminal damage to property in connection with an incident that occurred in the Salem Walmart parking lot on May 11th. Police say Brian Need...
Jun 19, 2024
Police Beat for Wednesday, June 19th, 2024
A 44-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies on a felony failure to appear warrant on pending charges of aggravated battery to a pregnant person, home invasion and...
Jun 19, 2024