Category Archives: Local News
Secretary of State Bomb Squad called to dispose of grenade in rural Centralia
A rural Centralia man reported that a person hired to do work at his home left behind a grenade. The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports the incident occurred at a home in the 1400 block of Zio...
Oct 18, 2026 File photo. destinacigdem / Depositphotos.com
Odin man arrested on aggravated battery charges
A 21-year-old Odin man was arrested by Centralia Police for aggravated battery in a public place and aggravated battery to a pregnant or handicapped person. Thomas Meredith of Janet Road was taken to ...
Oct 18, 2026
No one hurt when Kell Grade School bus collides with truck
Kell Fire officials say all 15 students on a Kell Grade School bus escaped injury when the bus collided with a box truck at the State Route 37 and Walnut Hill Road intersection south of Kell Friday af...
Oct 17, 2026 Tomash Devenishek / CC
Owner of Centralia store found after spending several days on the floor
The owner of the Avon Center in the 600 block of South Poplar in Centralia apparently spent several days on the floor after falling earlier this week. She was located after Central City Police heard a...
Oct 17, 2026
Two arrested for criminal trespass after police enter through barricaded doorway of rural Salem home
Two people have been arrested after Marion County Sheriff's Deputies broke up what was reported to be a burglary in progress by making entry into a barricaded door. 32-year-old Jubal Dulaney, who is h...
Oct 17, 2026 Jubal Dulaney and David Linder
Police Beat for Saturday, October 17th, 2026
Centralia Police arrested 33-year-old Briton McCray of Cormick Street in Centralia on Friday night for alleged domestic battery. He was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a final decision on the...
Oct 17, 2026
Pritzker reports more than $9M in income on 2025 tax returns, not including blind trust
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois October 15, 2026 0Article Summary JB Pritzker and his wife reported making $9.4 million on their 2025 tax returns. Pritzker's wealth largely came from capital g...
Oct 16, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at the Governor’s Mansion in August 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Centralia woman ordered held without bond for allegedly trying to disarm Wamac Police Officer
A 62-year-old Centralia woman has been ordered held without bond after being charged in Marion County Court on Thursday with aggravated battery to a peace officer, disarming a peace officer, and resis...
Oct 16, 2026
Two vehicle crash at Hotze and West Main results in four minor injuries
Four people were treated on the scene of a two vehicle crash at Hotze and West Main Street on Salem's Westside Thursday afternoon. Initial reports from Salem Police indicate a vehicle driven by 52-yea...
Oct 16, 2026
Police Beat for Friday, October 16th, 2026
A 24-year-old Farina man has been arrested by Kinmundy Police for aggravated domestic battery and criminal trespass to property. Zachary Wooldridge of 650th Avenue in Farina was taken to the Marion Co...
Oct 16, 2026
