Category Archives: Local News
Portion of Forbes State Park near Omega closed due to storm damage
The east end of Forbes State Park near Omega is closed until further notice due to extensive storm damage. Superintendent Clint Benhoff says the most serious damage was to the horse camp barn which wa...
May 27, 2024 File photo
City of Salem accessing storm damage following Sunday night severe weather
The City of Salem has emergency management crews assessing the extent of the storm damage throughout the city on Monday. Power companies are working diligently to restore power and safely remove downe...
May 27, 2024
Chance of severe weather reduced but still possible in South Central Illinois; storms now claim 11 lives in Texas and Arkansas
VALLEY VIEW, Texas (AP) - Powerful storms killed at least 11 people and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck sto...
May 26, 2024 Potential for severe weather has been reduced across South Central Illinois, but is still possible.
Illinois State Police investigate officer involved death in Marion
A motorcyclist that police were pursuing in Williamson County died early Sunday morning when the cycle crashed into a stationary Williamson County Squad Car at the intersection of Illinois Route 13 an...
May 26, 2024 ISP FILE PHOTO: An Illinois State Police squad car is pictured in a file photo.(Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Memorial Day Services planned in Salem and Centralia; trash pickup one day late
Memorial Day Services to remember those who fell protecting our country are scheduled in Salem and Centralia on Monday. Most government offices are closed for Memorial Day, including Salem and Central...
May 26, 2024
Health insurance changes targeting 'utilization management,' more will head to governor
Pritzker first announced the initiative during his budget address By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - A package of health insurance reform measures th...
May 26, 2024 State Sen. Laura Fine, D-Glenview, speaks in favor of her bill to limit the ability of insurance companies to deny coverage or steer individuals toward lower cost, and sometimes less effective, treatments. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Centralia Police arrest Centralia man wanted for Carbondale shooting
Centralia Police have arrested 18-year-old Kaemarius Parks of Centralia in connection with a May 18th shooting of two people on a Carbondale street. A Jackson County arrest warrant had been issued for...
May 26, 2024
Traffic stop in Salem leads to drug arrest
The Marion County Sheriff's Department arrested a 41-year-old Salem man for alleged possession of a controlled substance following a traffic stop early last night in the 300 block of East Olive in Sal...
May 26, 2024
A 19th century flag disrupts leadership at an Illinois museum and prompts a state investigation
By JOHN O'CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is once again under the spotlight after a manager failed to consult a collections comm...
May 26, 2024 benkrut / Depositphotos.com
Illinois State Police say man found dead following officer-involved shooting in East Alton died of self-inflicted wound
Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigations Zone 6 says a 47-year-old East Alton man who exchanged shots with police late Thursday night died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The vic...
May 26, 2024
