Category Archives: Local News
Rural Iuka man sentenced on two counts of child pornography
A 32-year-old rural Iuka man has been sentenced to four years probation and 120 days of periodic imprisonment at the Marion County Jail on two counts of child pornography. Jonathan Wuehler of Route 16...
Mar 07, 2024
Name of Mt. Vernon man killed when run over by pickup truck is released
Jefferson County Coroner Roger Hayse has released the name of the 62-year-old Mt. Vernon man who was killed Tuesday afternoon when struck and run over by a pickup truck. The man is Thomas Taylor who w...
Mar 07, 2024
Salem boys championship bowling team honored at State Capitol
The Salem Community High School boys bowling team has been honored on their state championship at the State Capitol. State Representative Blaine Wilhour invited the team to the State House chambers to...
Mar 07, 2024 Photo: L to R - Evan Gelsinger, Ryan Detering, Jarret Rushing, Keaton Gullion, Silas Moats, Rhett Detering, Dominic Winkler and Coach Steve Ludwig.
Centralia man arrested for alleged whipping of his son and on federal weapons warrant
A 26-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police on an outstanding federal warrant and on separate charges of domestic battery and endangering the life, health, and safety of his nine...
Mar 06, 2024 Jarvis Brown (MCSO photo)
Two plead guilty to misdemeanor charges in exchange for felonies being dropped
A 39-year-old Chicago woman has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery of a Marion County correctional officer at the county jail in October of 2020. As part of the plea, Stephanie Chaney Black had a c...
Mar 06, 2024 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Discover Downstate Illinois begins bracket contest to find Best BBQ Joint
Discover Downstate Illinois has launched a search to find the Best BBQ Joint in its 21 county region that stretches across parts of South Central Illinois. There are a number of local BBQ places in th...
Mar 06, 2024
Local educator is Illinois Jaycees Outstanding Young Persons award winner
A local educator has been recognized by the Illinois Jaycees as an Outstanding Young Persons of Illinois Award winner for 2024. Stephanie Aarons-Dennison, band director and music teacher at Centralia ...
Mar 06, 2024
SSM Health in Southern Illinois names Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer
SSM Health in Southern Illinois has named Tammy Jackson as Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer. Jackson will have overall responsibility and accountability for nursing op...
Mar 06, 2024
Three receive life-threatening injuries in US 51 crash north of Patoka
A head-on crash on US 51 north of Patoka has resulted in three life-threatening injuries. State Police say the crash occurred a quarter mile north of Kinoka Road and just south of the Patoka Tank Farm...
Mar 06, 2024 ISP FILE PHOTO: An Illinois State Police squad car is pictured in a file photo.(Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Man found guilty of killing a Chicago police officer and wounding another
CHICAGO (AP) - A man was found guilty Tuesday of shooting and killing a Chicago police officer, wounding her partner, and firing at a third officer in August 2021. Emonte Morgan, 23, of Chicago was fo...
Mar 06, 2024
