Category Archives: Local News
13-year-old Patoka juvenile injured in four wheeler crash west of Patoka
The Fayette County Sheriff's Department reports a 13-year-old rural Patoka juvenile was transported from the scene of an ATV crash on the 400 block of East 200th Avenue west of the Patoka School early...
Aug 17, 2026
Pickup being sought for running into front column of Day-Macz Funeral Home in Patoka
The Marion County Sheriff's Department is looking for a white Ford F150 pickup truck involved in a hit and run accident where a front column of the Day-Macz Funeral home in Patoka was struck. The truc...
Aug 17, 2026 A security photo of the truck believed to have struck a front column of the Day-Macz Funeral Home in Patoka.
Police Beat for Monday, August 17th, 2026
Salem Police arrested 35-year-old Edward Hurd of Westport Drive in Salem early Monday morning for aggravated fleeing and eluding police and other traffic tickets. Police attempted to stop Hurd on Airp...
Aug 17, 2026
Patoka Funeral Home struck by hit and run driver
The Marion County Sheriff's Department is investigating a hit-and-run crash that damaged the Day-Macz Funeral Home at 101 East Clinton Street in Patoka early Saturday night. Preliminary information in...
Aug 16, 2026
Kentucky Fried Chicken in Salem has closed
The Kentucky Fried Chicken in Salem has closed permanently. Employees say corporate management entered the restaurant without notice at seven on Friday night and shut it down, effective immediately. S...
Aug 15, 2026
Centralia man confronted by Online Predator Prevention pleads guilty to traveling meet a minor
A 74-year-old Centralia man who was the subject of an Online Predator Prevention investigation has pleaded guilty to one of the four felony charges pending against him in Clinton County Court. George ...
Aug 15, 2026 George Running
Louisiana man killed when walking in passing lane of I-64 east of Mt. Vernon
A 30-year-old Louisiana man was struck and killed by a car while walking in the passing lane of I-64 seven miles east of Mt. Vernon early Friday morning. Jefferson County Coroner Roger Hayse pronounce...
Aug 15, 2026 ISP FILE PHOTO: An Illinois State Police squad car is pictured in a file photo.(Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Police Beat for Saturday, August 15th, 2026
Salem Police arrested 25-year-old Anthony Dickerson of North Shelby in Salem for violation of an order of protection. Officers took him to the Marion County Jail, where he remains in custody pending f...
Aug 15, 2026
Salem woman appears in court on forgery charge for allegedly changing doctor's note
A 38-year-old Salem woman made her first appearance in Marion County Court Friday on a forgery charge for allegedly changing a doctor's note to indicate her child had a medical condition she did not h...
Aug 15, 2026
DCFS: 'Significant miscommunication' within the agency led to missed court dates
by Jerry Nowicki, Capitol News Illinois August 13, 2026 Article Summary The Department of Children and Family Services missed two court dates and failed to respond to a public records lawsuit brought ...
Aug 14, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield on Aug. 12, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
