Category Archives: Local News
Marion County Farm Bureau's Free Breakfast to Celebrate Agriculture Is Tuesday Morning
The Marion County Farm Bureau's Annual Breakfast to Celebrate National Agriculture Week is scheduled for Tuesday morning. Not only is the breakfast once again free, but the Farm Bureau has added $750 ...
Mar 16, 2026
Sandoval Man Charged with Two Counts of Threatening a Public Official
A 31-year-old Sandoval man has been charged in Marion County Court with two counts of threatening a public official. Joey Evans of South Main was arrested by Wamac Police on Saturday following a serie...
Mar 16, 2026
Police Beat for Monday, March 16th, 2026
Salem Police have arrested a 24-year-old Salem man for criminal trespass to a building. Mason Becker of Julia Drive was taken to the Marion County Jail but later released on a notice to appear in cour...
Mar 16, 2026
Wamac Man Dies from Burns Sustained Trying to Start Brush Fire
A 69-year-old Wamac man has died as a result of a flash fire that occurred when he attempted to use gasoline to light a brush fire outside his home early Friday night. Wamac Police Chief Steve Prather...
Mar 16, 2026 liz west / CC
One Person Hurt in Crash on Kinoka Road
A 33-year-old Indianapolis man, formerly from Alma, was injured when his van ran off Kinoka Road Saturday morning and overturned on its side. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Joshua Daugherty was ...
Mar 15, 2026
Police Beat for Sunday, March 15th, 2026
Wamac Police have arrested a 31-year-old Sandoval man on two counts of threatening a public official. Joey Evans of South Main was taken to the Marion County Jail to await formal charges and a first c...
Mar 15, 2026
Centralia Nursing Home Partially Evacuated During Smoke Scare
Centralia City Firemen were called to the Fireside Nursing Home on Martin Luther King Drive on Saturday afternoon after smoke was seen coming from the laundry room. As a precaution, those in the west ...
Mar 15, 2026 Centralia City Fire Truck. File Photo.
Carterville football coach on leave is subject of investigators' subpoenas
The Williamson County Sheriff's Office and Illinois State Board of Education sent requests for personnel records of the employee By MOLLY PARKER Capitol News Illinois & JACKSON BRANDHORST Saluki L...
Mar 15, 2026 The sun sets on the press box of the Lion’s Field football stadium at Carterville High School on March 3, 2026, in Carterville, Illinois. (Photo by Lylee Gibbs)
Illinois officials say the state is mostly insulated from Trump's election proposals
Federal rhetoric about election intervention hasn't yet translated into concrete action, election officials say. By REECE DOWER Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary...
Mar 15, 2026 The Illinois State Board of Elections building in Springfield in February 2026. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Reece Dower)
Wild Weather Ahead; Enhanced Risk of Severe Weather Sunday Evening
The National Weather Service has placed most of South Central Illinois into the enhanced risk area for severe thunderstorms most likely between four and eight Sunday evening. Today A chance of rain an...
Mar 15, 2026
