Category Archives: Local News
John Deere owners will get the right to repair their own equipment under a new FTC settlement
By SARAH RAZA Associated Press It looks like John Deere owners can soon feel free to fix their own machines. The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-r...
Jul 11, 2026 FILE - John Deere tractors sit in Norfolk Southern's Conway Yard in Conway, Pa., Dec. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Pritzker signs legislation for energy bill transparency, utility discount program
The laws expand eligibility requirements for low-income energy assistance and require new reporting on bill charges By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article...
Jul 11, 2026 An Ameren Illinois meter. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jennifer Fuller)
IDOC worker pleads guilty to padding the payroll of her correctional officer husband
The account technician worked at the Pinckneyville Correctional Center Article Summary An employee of the Illinois Department of Corrections has pleaded guilty to falsifying her husband's overtime and...
Jul 11, 2026 Pinckneyville Correctional Center is pictured in southern Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Illinois House to investigate Rep. Carol Ammons following indictment
Illinois House to investigate Rep. Carol Ammons following indictment Republican petition triggers special committee By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Su...
Jul 11, 2026 Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, speaks on the House floor on May 21, 2026. Ammons will be the subject of an investigating committee. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Kinmundy looks to ban Kratom and 7-OH and seek sewer and park grants
The Kinmundy City Council Thursday night voted to ask the city attorney to draw up an ordinance to ban the sale of Kratom and 7-OH in the city limits. While there are no places selling the substances ...
Jul 10, 2026 File: Kinmundy City Hall. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Tri-County Cooperative holding annual meeting Saturday at Mt. Vernon headquarters
Tri County Electric Cooperative is holding its annual meeting on Saturday at its offices in Mt. Vernon. Registration begins at 8:30 and the meeting follows at ten. There will be Krispy Kreme donuts an...
Jul 10, 2026 Tri County Electric Cooperative headquarters in Mt. Vernon. (Photo by Bruce Kropp)
Missouri man has died from injuries sustained in shooting at Effingham Church
State Police confirm a 36-year-old St. Charles, Missouri man involved in a shooting at St. John's Lutheran Church in Effingham on Sunday has died as a result of his injuries. Allen O. Gattino had driv...
Jul 10, 2026
Salem man dies from injuries sustained in July 3rd motorcycle crash
A 20-year-old Salem man injured in a July 3rd motorcycle crash in Centralia has died from his injuries at a St. Louis Hospital. Gabriel Burket was traveling westbound on Gragg Street when he lost cont...
Jul 10, 2026
Shobonier man receives 120-year sentence for sexually assaulting woman after abduction from Starbucks parking lot
Madison County State's Attorney Tom Haine has announced a man who sexually assaulted a woman in Troy after abducting her from the parking lot of a Collinsville coffee shop has been sentenced to 120 ye...
Jul 10, 2026 Timothy Dubois
Police Beat for Friday, July 10th, 2026
Centralia Police arrested a homeless Centralia resident for domestic battery. 37-year-old Brock Linder was taken to the Marion County Jail. Two were taken to jail on outstanding warrants. Salem Police...
Jul 10, 2026
