Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Sunday, January 26th, 2025
Sandoval Police arrested 58-year-old Daniel Walls of Cedar Street in Sandoval on a Marion County felony failure to appear warrant. Walls was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a court appearance...
Jan 26, 2025
Mt. Vernon receives 20 year sentence for armed violence
A 48-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to an armed violence charge in Jefferson County Court. Michael Glenn also received a ten-year prison term on...
Jan 25, 2025 Michael Glenn
Mt Vernon man gets 12-year prison term for failure to register as sex offender
A 39-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in Jefferson County Court for two counts of unlawful failure to register as a sex offender. John Powell was earlier found guilty b...
Jan 25, 2025 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Illinois and Federal Tax Filing Season begins Monday
The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) will begin accepting and processing 2025 tax returns on Monday, January 27th, the same date the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) begins accepting federal income...
Jan 25, 2025
Former southeastern Illinois police chief faces federal charges
Prosecutors say he improperly sold vehicles that were surrendered to the department By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois bhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com Phillip Brown called his motorcycle E...
Jan 25, 2025 Phillp Brown’s motorcycle – which he named Elvira – is pictured. Brown agreed to surrender the bike as part of his plea deal with prosecutors in an aggravated DUI case. Former Wayne City Police Chief Anson Fenton was indicted for allegedly selling it for personal gain. (Photo provided)
Pritzker announces the addition of over 5,000 publicly funded preschool seats
Seats made available for low-income families through 'Smart Start' program By JADE AUBREY Capitol News Illinois jaubrey@capitolnewsillinois.com Over 5,000 preschool seats have opened for low-income fa...
Jan 25, 2025 Students are pictured at a Rochester Elementary School pre-K classroom. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Madigan attorney urges acquittal, accusing feds of 'shoving misshapen puzzle pieces together'
Lengthy closing arguments to further delay deliberations as 3-month trial crawls to end By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - After watching prosecutors spen...
Jan 25, 2025 Former House Speaker Michael Madigan and former state Rep. Eddie Acevedo are pictured outside the Dirksen Federal Courthouse during Madigan’s ongoing trial. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Adams)
Rural Kell man escapes injury in ice related crash
There are still some icy spots left on rural and secondary roads. One of those led to a crash early Friday morning. A 29-year-old rural Kell man was traveling westbound in a pickup truck on the 4000 B...
Jan 24, 2025
Kinmundy man has Class X meth charge dropped against him, after admitting he gave false information to Salem Police
A 35-year-old Kinmundy man has had two meth charges dropped against him after admitting he gave Salem Police false information on the ownership of the meth during a Salem Police Drug Investigation. Mi...
Jan 24, 2025
Project Bread announces plans for Monday, January 27th reopening
The Project Bread Meal Sites in Salem and Centralia will reopen on Monday. BCMW Project BREAD Coordinator Laura Snell says they will do a soft opening on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Congregate meal...
Jan 24, 2025
