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For the fourth year in a row, the number of shootings on Illinois interstates has dropped. The Illinois State Police (ISP) is reporting interstate shootings statewide decreased 31% in 2025, compared t...

There were parts of two bodies removed from a casket of an unknown victim of the Amtrak train wreck at Tonti. The person coordinating the effort to identify the unknown person, Henry Morton, says DNA ...

Get Covered Illinois announced today that it is giving residents an additional 16 days to enroll in health insurance through the state's official marketplace. Customers now have until January 31 to ap...

Kaskaskia College will host a public lecture and student workshop featuring Tron Young, educator, motivational speaker, and school leader, on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, as part of the College's Martin...

State Police have released further details on the Friday night crash on East Main Street near Lackey Street that resulted in eight injuries and five were eventually transported by medical helicopter t...

Three people were injured in a crash at the US 51 turnaround north of Walnut Hill Road on the south side of Centralia Sunday afternoon. Centralia Police Lieutenant Steve Whritenour says a van driven b...

One person was injured in a fire in Vernon early Monday morning. Patoka Fire Chief Blake Hyde says the fire was in a two car garage that was converted into a residence at 124 North Elm west of Joyce's...

Centralia Police arrested a 27-year-old Centralia woman on Sunday on a no bond failure to appear felony warrant. Markesha Reed of South Sycamore was taken to the Marion County Jail to await court acti...

The Centralia City Council Monday night will be asked to consider a Memorandum of Understanding that would allow the Marion County Board to take over the Centralia animal pound as the new county facil...