Category Archives: Local News
Centralia Police investigating weekend home invasion
Centralia Police are seeking three males in connection with a Saturday night home invasion at a home in the 1300 block of North Sycamore Street. Police report the three entered the home after kicking ...
Nov 07, 2023
Centralia Police investigating 'road rage' incident where gun is fired
Centralia Police are investigating an incident of 'road rage' on Friday night where a single gunshot was fired into the side of a vehicle. Police say the incident unfolded at 2nd and Marquis where the...
Nov 07, 2023
Salem man charged with nine counts of child pornography
A 24-year-old Salem man has been charged in Marion County Court with nine counts of child pornography involving a victim under 13 years of age. Rayshawn Reams of West McMackin Street was arrested Mond...
Nov 07, 2023
Kinmundy man injured in Selmaville Road crash
An 81-year-old Kinmundy man was injured in a single vehicle crash on the Selmaville Road southwest of Salem early Monday night. The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports 81-year-old William Stage...
Nov 07, 2023
15 homeless after fire destroys large home in Cravat (updated 11/7/23 7:00 am)
Fire destroyed a large residential structure in the 2800 block of East Jefferson Street in Cravat in northwestern Jefferson County Saturday night. Irvington Fire Chief Andy McDaniel says flames were v...
Nov 07, 2023 Fire burns a large house in Cravat in northwest Jefferson County Saturday night.
Illinois lawmakers scrutinize private school scholarships without test-result data
By JOHN O'CONNOR AP Political Reporter SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Critics of an Illinois program providing private school scholarships say there's no proof it improves academic achievement. But state ed...
Nov 06, 2023 Senate Minority Leader John Curran, R-Downers Grove, addresses a group of protesters outside temporary Senate chambers hoping to convince lawmakers to reinstate the Invest in Kids private school scholarships in this Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 photo. The five-year-old program expires Dec. 31 and Curran wants to see it extended. Critics led by public school teachers' unions such as Dan Montgomery of the Illinois Federation of Teachers say it drains money from public education. (AP Photo/John O'Connor)
Father of July 4th parade shooting suspect pleads guilty to misdemeanors linked to son's gun license
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - The father of a man charged in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago pleaded guilty to seven misdemeano...
Nov 06, 2023 Robert E. Crimo Jr., talks to his attorney George Gomez as he appears before Judge George D. Strickland at the Lake County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in Waukegan, IL. . (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)
Gun rights groups to seek Supreme Court ruling on assault weapons
High court already set to consider several gun-related cases this term By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Gun rights advocacy groups say they intend ...
Nov 06, 2023 Dirksen Courthouse. (Capitol News Illinois)
Salem City Council Monday night to discuss trash collection bids and housing study
The Salem City Council Monday night will consider recently opened bids for residential trash collection service and completing a study of the city's housing needs. City Manager Rex Barbee says four co...
Nov 06, 2023
Salem Community High School annual canned food drive begins Monday
The Salem Community High School Student Council annual canned food drive begins Monday and continues through November 20th. Student Council Sponsor Matt Donoho says they hope to top last year's collec...
Nov 06, 2023 The winning team last year from Sheri Hargis and Amy Telford's home rooms pose with their collection of can goods.
