Category Archives: Local News

The Salem Community High School Board was torn Monday night on supporting a 12-year extension of the city's number two tax increment financing district, but eventually gave it a 7-0 approval. The issu...

Salem Police arrested a 33-year-old Salem man for violation of an order of protection after he was seen riding a bicycle Tuesday night near a residence he was prohibited from being around. Chad Burges...

Road conditions have returned to normal across South Central Illinois. You'll still find some slick spots on roads north of Fayette County. I-57 begins having scattered slippery spots in Champaign Cou...

Republic Services has notified the City of Centralia that due to the weather conditions, there is a portion of the scheduled Monday route that was not able to be collected. Due to this delay, Republic...

A 14-year-old Salem boy was the victim of a fatal shooting at a rural St. Peter home on Saturday night. Dakota Caige Branch was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting by Fayette County Coroner D...

Salem Police have arrested a 34-year-old homeless Salem woman for possession of a controlled substance. Police say the drugs were allegedly found on Raeann Ashley after she was initially picked up whe...

The Centralia City Council Monday night will be asked to seek bids on the sale of five surplus properties where dilapidated buildings have been torn down. The property is at 127 South Locust, lot 7 Du...

The Salem City Council has called a special meeting for six Monday night to discuss the resignation of City Manager Rex Barbee last week and to appoint an interim city manager. Mayor Nic Farley indica...

Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 has confirmed a 14-year-old male juvenile was shot and killed in St. Peter on Saturday evening. The suspect later fled the scene and was...

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Marion County and much of South Central Illinois due to the possibility of freezing rain. The weather service says the advisory wi...