Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Monday, March 2nd, 2026
Salem Police arrested 40-year-old Timothy Finley for criminal trespass to property and possession of methamphetamine. Finley had gone to a convenience store where he had earlier been banned. While bei...
Mar 02, 2026
Patoka Man Airlifted to St. Louis Hospital Following Four Wheeler Crash
A 26-year-old Patoka man was injured when his four-wheeler flipped over while he was trying to make a turn on the 200 block of High Street in Alma Saturday night. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say ...
Mar 01, 2026
Mix of Light Snow, Sleet, and Rain Expected Sunday night; Then a Rainy Week Ahead
Mixed precipitation is in the forecast for Sunday night and early Monday morning. Rain and snow, possibly mixed with sleet before three am, then rain, possibly mixed with snow, between 3 and 4 am, the...
Mar 01, 2026
Three early Saturday morning crashes result in one death and several injuries (updated 8 pm Sat)
A single vehicle multiple rollover crash has claimed one life on westbound I-64 near the Washington-Jefferson County line at 6:08 Saturday morning. One other person in the vehicle was airlifted to a S...
Feb 28, 2026
One Injured in Crash on West Main and I-57 on West Side of Salem
One person was injured in a two-vehicle crash at the northbound exit ramp from I-57 and West Main Street on the west side of Salem, Friday evening. Salem Police say a vehicle driven by 26-year-old Zac...
Feb 28, 2026
Salem Man Who Fought Arrest by Police Ordered Held Without Bond, Facing New Charges
A 29-year-old Salem man who attempted to pull a hammer out of his waistband when Marion County Sheriff's Deputies attempted to arrest him Thursday night has been ordered held without bond. Dustin Tayl...
Feb 28, 2026
Fire Destroys Mobile Home, Camper, and Garage in Vernon
A fire spread between a mobile home, a camper, and a garage at a Vernon home Friday night. Patoka Fire Chief Blake Hyde says Eric Hubbert of 124 North Elm was away in St. Louis at the time the fire be...
Feb 28, 2026 File Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Police Beat for Saturday, February 28th, 2026
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 23-year-old Drew Beer of Metcalf Road in Salem for driving under the influence and fleeing and eluding police. Beer allegedly refused to initially stop for po...
Feb 28, 2026
Two Graduate Marion County Drug Court
Two participants in the Marion County Drug Court graduated on Friday and had their charges, which they had pleaded guilty to, dropped. 39-year-old Steven West of South Rotan had pleaded guilty to thef...
Feb 28, 2026 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Centralia Fire Chief Retiring; Search Underway for Replacement
Centralia Fire Chief Jeff Day is retiring at the end of March. Day rose to the chief's position four years ago and will have 30 years in the department when he retires. He plans to spend more time wit...
Feb 27, 2026 File photo: Centralia Fire Chief Jeff Day.
