Category Archives: Local News

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced that the state's overall respiratory illness level has moved up from Low to Moderate. That means that Illinoisans face an increased chance of ...

Jefferson Fire reports a vacant home in the 22,000 block of North Hails Lane in rural Texico was destroyed in an early Tuesday morning fire. Fire officials say flames were shooting from the home upon ...

A home on the north side of Salem received minor damage in a Monday night fire. The Salem Fire Protection District reports a neighbor spotted a fire burning a hole in the outside siding of the Faith A...

Illinois State Police have arrested a 69-year-old Wilmington man for a Class Four Felony for violation of Scott's Law following the death of a State Trooper. John Fleet is accused of striking Trooper ...

Centralia Police made two domestic battery arrests in different cases on Tuesday. 21-year-old Davairo Copeland of Blakey, Georgia and 33-year-old Tyler Williams of South Walnut in Centralia were both ...

The Marion County Board will have to reorganize again Monday night after apparently violating the Illinois Open Meetings Act by voting by secret ballot. State's Attorney Tim Hudspeth investigated the ...

A Mt. Vernon home received substantial damage in a Saturday morning fire. Mt. Vernon City Firemen say they responded to 2418 College Street for a fire that started in a detached garage and was spreadi...

Four fire departments battled an early Monday morning fire that heavily damaged a 2,000 square feet pole barn that was used as a shop. Owner Todd Donaldson of Homestead Lane off Winegarner and Tonti R...

A 41-year-old Odin man faces multiple charges after leading Centralia Police on a lengthy high-speed chase that ended south of Odin. James Williams of Pine Avenue was eventually stopped near his home ...

A 40-year-old rural Odin man has been charged with eight felony weapons charges after a search warrant was executed on his home on December 18th. During his first appearance in court on Friday, Blake ...