Category Archives: Local News
16-year-old Salem juvenile hurt in two vehicle crash Thursday night
A 16-year-old Salem juvenile was injured in a two-vehicle crash Thursday night on West Main Street at Kinney Boulevard on the west side of Salem. Salem Police say a vehicle driven by 41-year-old Nicho...
Oct 21, 2024
Salem man airlifted to St. Louis hospital following rollover crash on Route 37 South
A 35-year-old Salem man was injured when he lost control of his car and ran off Route 37 South near Paradise Cemetery just north of the Salem City Limits. Salem Police say James Scott of Church Road w...
Oct 20, 2024
Three receive minor injuries in crash on Route 37 near Kinmundy
Three people received minor injuries in a Friday night crash on Route 37 near Broom Road in rural Kinmundy that occurred while Kinmundy-Alma EMTs were attempting to clear the scene of a medical emerge...
Oct 20, 2024 ISP FILE PHOTO: An Illinois State Police squad car is pictured in a file photo.(Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Two arrested when burglary to abandoned him is broken up
Two people were arrested for burglary to a vacant home southeast of Centralia early Saturday morning. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say 32-year-old Alicia Hodge of East Commercial in Sandoval and 5...
Oct 20, 2024 32-year-old Alicia Hodge of East Commercial in Sandoval and 51-year-old Michael Flanagan in Sandoval
Construction worked injured when he drives into work site on I-64 near Woodlawn
A construction worker on the I-64 improvement project near the Woodlawn exit was injured Friday morning when he ran into the construction site while coming to work. Illinois State Police say no other ...
Oct 20, 2024
Police Beat for Sunday, October 20th, 2024
Three people were taken to the Marion County Jail on no-bond warrants. 44-year-old Tina Camp of Farthing Road in Patoka was arrested by Salem Police on a failure to appear domestic violence warrant. 5...
Oct 20, 2024
Salem Fire handle two minor fires on Saturday
Salem Firemen were called to two small fires on Saturday. Firemen were called to the edge of County Farm Road north of Apple Ridge Road where there was a smoldering grass and leaf fire. Since the fire...
Oct 20, 2024
State Police release details on crash that took life of State Trooper
State Police have released more details on a traffic crash that took the life of a 28-year-old State Trooper in Champaign County in east central Illinois. Director Brendan Kelly reports Trooper Corey ...
Oct 20, 2024
SSM Health provides containers to dispose of prescription drugs in Centralia and Mt. Vernon
SSM Health is aligning with the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day by hosting a Southern Illinois ministry-based Drug Take ...
Oct 20, 2024
4 decades after rising to power and nearly 4 years since his fall, former Speaker Madigan goes to trial
Lengthy jury selection portends arduous trial for ousted Democratic powerbroker By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - On a late October day in Springfield ne...
Oct 20, 2024 Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
(Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
