Category Archives: Local News
Four tornado tracks found from Wednesday morning storms in Metro-East
The National Weather Service has identified four tornado tracks in the Metro-East during the severe thunderstorms early Wednesday morning. One of the tornadoes in the St. Libory area of southwest St. ...
Mar 12, 2026
Fayette, Jefferson and Marion County Top Three Counties for Archery Turkey Season
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources reports Fayette, Jefferson and Marion Counties were the top three counties in the state during the recently completed wild turkey archery season. The total...
Mar 12, 2026 Neonwater / Depositphotos.com
Iuka man receives five years in prison for reckless homicide
A 45-year-old Iuka man has been sentenced in Clay County Court to five years in prison for reckless homicide. William Shufeldt had pleaded guilty to the charge in January and was sentenced to the maxi...
Mar 12, 2026 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Police Beat for Thursday, March 12th, 2026
Six people were taken to the Marion County Jail on Wednesday on outstanding warrants. 28-year-old Justice Carpenter of Foxville Road in Kell was arrested at the courthouse on a no bond Perry County fe...
Mar 12, 2026
Voting Location Changes for Those Who Normally Vote at Marion County Fair Exhibit Building
Marion County Clerk Steve Fox has announced an emergency temporary polling place for those who normally vote at the Marion County Exhibit Building. Due to a conflict, voters in Salem precincts 1, 2, 5...
Mar 12, 2026
Marion County Board to Seek $2-Million Federal Grant for Highway Building
The Marion County Board is seeking a $2-million federal grant through Congressman Mike Bost to purchase and renovate the former Quad County Ready Mix plant for a new county highway garage. Highway Sup...
Mar 11, 2026 Marion County Highway Department building.
Ollies Bargain Outlet Opens in Centralia
Ollie's Bargain Outlet is now open in the former Big Lots building in the Fairview Shopping Center in Centralia. The Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting Wednesday morning to we...
Mar 11, 2026 Ribbon cutting at the new Ollie's location in Centralia. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Line of Heavy Thunderstorms Prompts Strong Winds and Power Outages Early Wednesday Morning
Area residents woke up Wednesday morning to severe thunderstorm warnings and even a tornado warning in Washington County as the latest line of severe weather pushed through the area. Washington County...
Mar 11, 2026 A power pole knocked down in the storms Wednesday morning. Photo from Tri-County Electric.
Tornadoes kill 2 in northwestern Indiana and raze buildings in Kankakee, Illinois
By NAM Y. HUH and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) - Major storms whipped up tornadoes that killed at least two people in northwest Indiana and leveled buildings in Kankakee, Illin...
Mar 11, 2026 A storm-damaged Tholens' Landscape & Garden center is in ruins in the aftermath of a powerful storm that ripped through the area a day earlier in Kankakee, Ill., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Farina Couple Dies as a Result of Injuries Sustained in I-57 Crash Near Edgewood
A Farina couple has died from injuries sustained in a February 19th crash on I-57 southbound near the Edgewood intersection in Effingham County. 76-year-old James Rentfro, who was the driver, died on ...
Mar 10, 2026 ISP FILE PHOTO: An Illinois State Police squad car is pictured in a file photo.(Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
