Category Archives: Local News
Four injured in pickup-van crash at West Main and Selmaville Road
Four people were injured in a pickup truck/van collision at the West Main and Selmaville Road intersection on Tuesday afternoon. Salem Police were directing traffic at the time due to the downed Spect...
Jun 26, 2024
Police Beat for Wednesday, June 26th, 2024
A 43-year-old Salem man has been arrested for unlawful restraint and battery after allegedly chasing a man with a 2 by 4. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say the incident occurred late Tuesday mornin...
Jun 26, 2024
Power and cable line problem on West Main and Hotze snarls traffic for more than three hours
A utility line that fell across West Main Street at Hotze Road snarling traffic for more than three hours Tuesday afternoon turned out to be a Spectrum Cable line. Salem Police Chief Kyle Ambuehl says...
Jun 25, 2024
Manhunt for 86-year-old Centralia man ends successfully
A manhunt for an 86-year-old Centralia man who walked out the back door of his home on Webster Creek Road and didn't return ended quickly and successfully Monday night. The Marion County Sheriff's Dep...
Jun 25, 2024
Centralia teen ordered held without bond after being charged with armed robbery and home invasion
Marion County Resident Circuit Court Judge Mark Stedelin ordered an 18-year-old Centralia man charged with Class X felonies of armed robbery and home invasion as well as an aggravated assault charge t...
Jun 25, 2024
Salem man injured in early Tuesday morning rollover crash
A 26-year-old Salem man was airlifted by medical helicopter from the scene of a one car crash early Tuesday morning on the Walnut Hill Road southeast of Centralia. Preliminary information from the Mar...
Jun 25, 2024
Marion County Board meetings move to the courthouse
The Marion County Board will hold its full board meeting at 6:30 tonight and the Community Relations meeting at 5:30 in the large courtroom on the third floor of the Marion County Courthouse. Until fu...
Jun 25, 2024 Marion County Courthouse
Longest-serving Chicago City Council member gets 2 years in prison for corruption
CHICAGO (AP) - Ed Burke, the longest-serving City Council member in Chicago history, was sentenced to two years in prison Monday for squeezing developers who needed his help for permits. It was far sh...
Jun 25, 2024 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Centralia City Council continues SRO program with Centralia City Schools
During its meeting Monday evening, the Centralia City Council approved a new school resource officer contract with the Centralia City Schools District 135. City Manager Kory Smith says the new four-ye...
Jun 25, 2024
Kaskaskia College will continue educational programs at Centralia Correctional Center
The State of Illinois and Kaskaskia College have now approved a new agreement to continue all the current educational programs at the Centralia Correctional Center for another three years. College Pre...
Jun 25, 2024
