Category Archives: Local News
Marion County Sheriff's Department investigates shots fired complaint
The Marion County Sheriff's Department is investigating a shots fired complaint. The department received a complaint at four Sunday morning that a newer F-150 or F-250 truck fired several shots out th...
Jan 27, 2025
Centralia High School May Fete Court Announced
Centralia High School has announced Peyton Cole and Mya McGee will be the 2025 May Fete King and Queen. The rest of the court includes Senior Attendants Nathaniel LeCrone and Eliza Glascock as well as...
Jan 26, 2025 2025 Centralia High School Maye Fete Court.
Mobile home destroyed by fire in rural Odin
An unoccupied mobile home in rural Odin was destroyed by fire Saturday morning. Odin Fire Chief Greg Smith says the home at 2709 Queens Avenue in Royal Lake was well involved in flames upon their arri...
Jan 26, 2025 Odin mobile home is fully engulfed in flames when Odin Firemen arrive Saturday morning.
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)
