Category Archives: Local News

Centralia Police Sergeant retires
Centralia Police Department Sergeant Gary Denton has retired. Centralia Police say Denton joined the department in 2002 and served as a Patrol Officer, Community Police Officer, and School Resource Of...
Bruce Kropp Aug 04, 2023 Sergeant Gary Denton (photo: Moments in Time Photography)

Police Beat for Friday, August 4th, 2023
Centralia Police have arrested a 25-year-old Centralia man on two counts of possession of a controlled substance and possession of a narcotic instrument. Zachariah Pigg of County Highway 18 was taken ...
Bruce Kropp Aug 04, 2023

Governor signs bills to assist soldiers, veterans, and their families
Governor JB Priztker has signed a handful of new state laws that will help soldiers, veterans and their families. One of the laws makes it easier for victims of military sexual assault to get a civil ...
WJBD Staff Aug 04, 2023

Bond set at $25,000 for Centralia man charged with breaking into occupied home
Bond has been set at $25,000 for a 25-year-old Centralia man who is accused of entering a Centralia home without permission on July 12th. Joshua Scott was formally charged in Marion County Court Thurs...
WJBD Staff Aug 04, 2023

Final call going out for participants in Salem's first Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest
A final call is going out for artists who would like to participate in Salem's first Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest next Saturday, August 12th. One of the organizers is Michelle Barbee who hopes to make t...
WJBD Staff Aug 04, 2023 fdecomite / CC

Kinmundy woman arrested on multiple charges following traffic crash and later altercations with police
A 33-year-old Kinmundy woman was arrested on multiple charges following an early Thursday evening traffic crash and two later altercations with Salem Police. Vanessa Wooden of Freemont Street is being...
WJBD Staff Aug 04, 2023

Minor injuries reported in crash on US 50 near Iuka Road intersection
Both drivers were treated on the scene but refused hospital treatment following a crash late Thursday morning on US 50 near the Iuka-Omega Road intersection. Initial reports from the Marion County She...
WJBD Staff Aug 04, 2023

New Marion County Junior Miss is crowned
The Marion County Fair has a new Junior Miss. Aubri Landreth of Patoka won the title over the other 14 girls in the competition. "I screamed really loud because I know my grandmother would be really p...
Bruce Kropp Aug 03, 2023 2022 Marion County Junior Miss Paisley Stanford places the crown on 2023 Junior Miss Aubri Landreth. Phot by Bruce Kropp.

5-year-old girl dies after being struck by starting gate at harness race
EFFINGHAM, Ill. (AP) - A 5-year-old southern Illinois girl has died after a starting gate being hauled by a car prior to a harness race struck her while she was sitting in the grandstand at a county f...
Bruce Kropp Aug 03, 2023 tvnewsbadge / CC

Some low-lying roads remain flooded following rainfalls of up to more than ten inches
Some isolated locations in South Central Illinois recorded nine or more inches of rain from the heavy thunderstorms that rolled through late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. The largest rai...
Bruce Kropp Aug 03, 2023 Flood waters cover Bottom Road in rural Iuka after extremely heavy rains in eastern Marion County. Photo by Sharon Jett-Wiehle.