Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Sunday, March 9th, 2025
Sandoval Police have arrested a 59-year-old Sandoval man for aggravated domestic battery and felony resisting arrest. Daniel Walls of Cedar Street was taken to the Marion County Jail pending a final d...
Mar 09, 2025
Northbound I-57 north of Kinmundy reopened following early morning fiery truck crash (updated 8 am)
Northbound I-57 north of the Kinmundy exit has reopened following a fiery crash of a semi into the Union Pacific bridge over the Interstate. Kinmundy-Alma Fire Chief Kevin Day says the incident began ...
Mar 09, 2025
Clinton County Emergency Radio System Towers to be Constructed as Court Order Vacated
A $ 3.6-million-dollar five-tower emergency radio system in Clinton County can now move forward after an agreed order of dismissal, with prejudice, was entered in Clinton County Court on Thursday. She...
Mar 08, 2025 Telecommunications tower. File photo.
Two Special Olympics Basketball Teams from Marion and Jefferson Counties at State
A male and female Special Olympics basketball team made up of CILA residents in Marion and Jefferson Counties are participating in the State Championships at Illinois State University at Normal this w...
Mar 08, 2025 The Special Olympics Basketball Teams from Marion and Jefferson County headed to state competition at ISU in Normal after getting new shoes from the Grace United Methoidst Church.
Daylight savings time starts Sunday, move clocks ahead tonight
Daylight savings time returns at two Sunday morning. If you want to be on time Sunday, you need to move your clock ahead one hour before going to bed tonight. The Office of the Illinois State Fire Mar...
Mar 08, 2025 taborov / Depositphotos.com
Centralia woman charged with aggravated battery to a police officer
A 26-year-old Centralia woman was formally charged in Marion County Court on Friday with aggravated battery to a peace officer and resisting or obstructing a peace officer. Brook Nossett of Edgewood L...
Mar 08, 2025 Blogtrepreneur / CC
One Injured in Crash in Front of Kaskaskia College
One person was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries following a two-vehicle crash in front of Kaskaskia College's south entrance during the noon hour on Thursday. The Clinton County Sheriff...
Mar 08, 2025 Clinton County Sheriff's Department. Photo courtesy of department's Facebook page.
Centralia Fire Department swears in new lieutenant
The Centralia City Fire Department has sworn in a new lieutenant. Devan Orrill was given the oath by City Clerk Kim Enke at Centralia City Hall on Thursday afternoon. "Three years ago I started a drea...
Mar 08, 2025 Devan Orrill is sworn in as Centralia Fire Department lieutenant.
Current flag wins state flag redesign vote
by Bridgette Fox and UIS Public Affairs Reporting (PAR), Capitol News Illinois March 6, 2025 The Illinois state flag may be around a lot longer, it turns out. About 43% of the 385,000 votes in an advi...
Mar 07, 2025 The U.S. and Illinois flags over the state capitol in Springfield in May 2024. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Pritzker wants Illinois to be latest state to ban cellphones in classroom
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois March 6, 2025 Are cellphones a useful tool or a distraction in the classroom? According to Gov. JB Pritzker, they're a distraction, and he has proposed banning ...
Mar 07, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker is asking lawmakers to pass a plan banning cellphones in schools during class time. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
