Category Archives: Local News
Salem woman runs off I-57 and hits tree
A 27-year-old Salem woman received apparent minor injuries when her car hit standing water on I-57 southbound at mile marker 114 on Christmas morning. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Kyeshia Bier...
Dec 26, 2023
Police say a report of armed men in Biggies Tuesday morning was false 911 report
Several police agencies converged on Biggies on Route 161 at Interstate 57 east of Centralia Tuesday morning after a 911 call indicated there were three to five armed men inside the convenience store....
Dec 26, 2023
Centralia Police say 'hoax' behind call man was aboard Amtrak train threatening to shoot passengers
Centralia Police met an Amtrak passenger train early Tuesday morning after Amtrak received a call through a third party that there was a man aboard the train threatening to shoot other passengers. Pol...
Dec 26, 2023 Richard Eriksson / CC
Police Beat for Tuesday, December 26th, 2023
Four people were taken to the Marion County Jail on Christmas Day. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 54-year-old Vicki McMullin of Tonti Road in Salem for alleged domestic battery following an...
Dec 26, 2023
Early Christmas morning shooting in Mt. Vernon leads to high-speed police chase and crash
Mt. Vernon Police say an early Christmas morning shooting was followed by a high-speed wrong-way police chase and crash on I 57-64. 20-year-old Maliq Petties was eventually taken into custody and is b...
Dec 25, 2023
More details released on rural Iuka home destroyed by fire
A rural Iuka home was destroyed by fire Saturday night. The fire was at the Gary Keller home at 5649 Swan Road northeast of Iuka. Iuka Fire Chief Kenny Eagan says the entire home was engulfed in flame...
Dec 25, 2023 Fire destroys the Gary Keller home on Swan Drive in rural Iuka on Saturday night.
Edgewood teen injured in single-vehicle Christmas morning crash north of Salem
A 17-year-old Edgewood male juvenile was injured in a single-vehicle crash on Route 37 north of Salem early Christmas morning. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say the juvenile was traveling northboun...
Dec 25, 2023
Salem Police investigate another vehicle theft and two more burglaries
Salem Police are investigating an auto theft and two additional car burglaries on Christmas Eve. Police report an Orange Kia Soul was stolen from the parking lot of Produce Plus sometime before noon o...
Dec 25, 2023
Centralia man being held without bond on drug possession charge
A 31-year-old Centralia man is being held without bond after failing to appear in Marion County Court for sentencing for possession of less than five grams of methamphetamine. Zachary Moore of North L...
Dec 25, 2023
Centralia Chamber of Commerce adds two employees
The Centralia Chamber of Commerce is welcoming two new employees. Director Marcus Holland said the new staff members and their individual talents will further benefit the chamber of commerce's mission...
Dec 24, 2023