Category Archives: Local News
Two arrested when burglary to abandoned him is broken up
Two people were arrested for burglary to a vacant home southeast of Centralia early Saturday morning. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say 32-year-old Alicia Hodge of East Commercial in Sandoval and 5...
Oct 20, 2024 32-year-old Alicia Hodge of East Commercial in Sandoval and 51-year-old Michael Flanagan in Sandoval
Construction worked injured when he drives into work site on I-64 near Woodlawn
A construction worker on the I-64 improvement project near the Woodlawn exit was injured Friday morning when he ran into the construction site while coming to work. Illinois State Police say no other ...
Oct 20, 2024
Police Beat for Sunday, October 20th, 2024
Three people were taken to the Marion County Jail on no-bond warrants. 44-year-old Tina Camp of Farthing Road in Patoka was arrested by Salem Police on a failure to appear domestic violence warrant. 5...
Oct 20, 2024
Salem Fire handle two minor fires on Saturday
Salem Firemen were called to two small fires on Saturday. Firemen were called to the edge of County Farm Road north of Apple Ridge Road where there was a smoldering grass and leaf fire. Since the fire...
Oct 20, 2024
State Police release details on crash that took life of State Trooper
State Police have released more details on a traffic crash that took the life of a 28-year-old State Trooper in Champaign County in east central Illinois. Director Brendan Kelly reports Trooper Corey ...
Oct 20, 2024
SSM Health provides containers to dispose of prescription drugs in Centralia and Mt. Vernon
SSM Health is aligning with the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day by hosting a Southern Illinois ministry-based Drug Take ...
Oct 20, 2024
4 decades after rising to power and nearly 4 years since his fall, former Speaker Madigan goes to trial
Lengthy jury selection portends arduous trial for ousted Democratic powerbroker By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - On a late October day in Springfield ne...
Oct 20, 2024 Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
(Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Monster Crawl planned in downtown Centralia Saturday night
The Rail Annual Monster Crawl is set for the 100 block of West Broadway in Centralia on Saturday night. One of the organizers Jessiycka Coleman says this frightfully even begins at five. "We started t...
Oct 19, 2024 Some scary people joined the crowd for last year's Monster Crawl in downtown Centralia.
Police Beat for Friday, October 18th, 2024
Three people were taken to the Marion County Jail on Thursday on outstanding no-bond warrants. 39-year-old Joshua Gripler of Selmaville Road in Salem was arrested on a felony failure to appear warrant...
Oct 18, 2024
Adopt-a-Family returning for Christmas Season, but with some new sponsors
The Adopt-a-Family Christmas Program will continue its tradition in Marion County, but with some new sponsors. The Social Service Agency BCMW is bowing out of its major role and will be replaced by th...
Oct 18, 2024
