Category Archives: Local News
Overnight traffic diversion planned on I-57 at Illinois Route 15 overpass in Mt. Vernon
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that I-57 traffic will be diverted overnight Monday, June 1st, and Tuesday, June 2nd for structural steel placement on the Illinois 15 overpass ...
May 27, 2026 lorenz.markus97 / CC
One Injured in Crash at Boone and Broadway in Salem
Salem Police say one person was injured in a two vehicle crash at Boone and Broadway on Tuesday morning. Police report a vehicle driven by 40-year-old Samantha Askew of Warmoth Street in Salem was tra...
May 27, 2026 Flashing lights are pictured on an Illinois State Police car. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Odin Firemen's Picnic Sees Smaller Crowds This Year with Questionable Weather
Odin Fire Chief Greg Smith says crowds were down at the Odin Firemen's Picnic this weekend. He assessed the situation as the picnic was headed into its final hours before the fireworks display Saturda...
May 26, 2026
Kell and Odin Fire Departments Receive Small Equipment Grants
The Kell and Odin Fire Protection Districts have received small equipment grants from the Office of the State Fire Marshall. Kell will receive $26,000 and Odin $18,500. The Assistant Chief of the Kell...
May 26, 2026
Marion County Sheriff's Department investigating motorcycle crash in rural Kinmundy
The Marion County Sheriff's Department arrived at the scene of a reported injury crash on O'Leary Road near the Kinlou Road intersection in rural Kinmundy Sunday night to find a motorcycle seat and bl...
May 26, 2026
Fog Apparently Causes Smoke Scare on Roddy Road
The Salem Fire Protection District was called out around midnight Monday morning to Roddy Road north of Mills Cart Road where what appeared to be smoke had filled the air. Firemen believed they had pi...
May 26, 2026 Kevin Doncaster / CC
Rural Orchardville Home Destroyed by Sunday Fire
A rural Orchardville home in extreme northeastern Jefferson County was destroyed by fire Sunday morning. The fire was at a home on Depeche Road about five miles southwest of Orchardville. It was fully...
May 26, 2026 liz west / CC
Centralia City Council Looks at Connecting New Airport Road-Country Club Road Sidewalks with Downtown
The Centralia City Council is looking at connecting the new sidewalks on Airport and Country Club Roads to the downtown area. A resolution is on the Tuesday night city council agenda for a professiona...
May 26, 2026
Police Beat for Tuesday, May 26th, 2026
Centralia Police have arrested a Centralia man on Monday for alleged domestic battery and interfering with the reporting of a domestic battery. Dustin Minor of Perrine Street was taken to the Marion C...
May 26, 2026
Bill regulating powerful AI models advances as advocates say it's only the first step
The measure aims to increase transparency and safety protocols around 'frontier' AI Article Summary A bill that seeks to regulate the most powerful artificial intelligence models passed the Illinois S...
May 26, 2026 State Sen. Mary Edly-Allen, the bill’s sponsor, speaks on the Senate floor May 20. Edly-Allen’s bill seeks to regulate the most advanced forms of AI models. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
