Category Archives: Local News
I-57 reopened at Ina following fiery crash late Friday morning
Illinois State Police reports Interstate 57 has reopened going both directions at the Ina exit. The Interstate was shut down in both directions after two passenger cars and a tractor-trailer truck col...
Jan 12, 2024
Only minor injury was reported in two-vehicle crash on Route 161 east of Centralia
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say one driver complained of minor injury following a two-vehicle rear-end crash on Route 161 at Schwartz Road east of Centralia Thursday morning. Reports indicate a w...
Jan 12, 2024
Police Beat for Friday, January 12th, 2024
Illinois State Police arrested 30-year-old Joshua Witkowski of South Hickory in Centralia for violation of the sex offender registry act. He was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a decision on ...
Jan 12, 2024
Winter storm with snow, ice, wind and bitter cold pummels much of the northern US
By JIM SALTER and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - A massive winter storm swept the northern U.S. on Friday, with blinding snow in some places, freezing rain in others, and bitter cold te...
Jan 12, 2024 Graphic designer Emily Brewer shovels out her driveway in order to drive to work in Sioux City, Iowa, early on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Recreational cannabis sales reach record for 3rd straight year as growth slows
$1.6 billion of product sold in 2023 By DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois draju@capitolnewsillinois.com Last year, Illinois recreational cannabis dispensaries sold a record $1.6 billion of product, ...
Jan 12, 2024
State awards over $10 million to Southern Illinois Healthcare Cancer Institute
Infrastructure funding helps expand cancer treatment in far southern Illinois By COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois clongcor@capitolnewsillinois.com A $10 million state grant will help complete an exp...
Jan 12, 2024 Governor Pritzker announcing award at Southern Illinois Healthcare. (Capitol News Illinois)
Kaskaskia College gets $525,000 grant to 'rev up' electric vehicle training
Kaskaskia College has received a $525,000 state grant to support the growing electric vehicle industry in Illinois. The money is part of $ 9.4 million being awarded to 25 community colleges in a compe...
Jan 12, 2024 Assistant Professor of Engineering Michael Geiger (left) and Assistant Professor of Automotive Tech Chuck DeBernardi show off an electric vehicle at Kaskaskia College during an earlier Manufacturing Celebration.
Knights of Columbus plan coat giveaway at St. Teresa's in Salem
The Knights of Columbus will hold their first-ever coat giveaway at the St. Teresa Catholic Church Parish Center on West Main and Ohio Streets in Salem on Saturday. Kids, women's, and men's coats will...
Jan 12, 2024
BCMW awards nine $1,000 scholarships to students
The Social Service Agency BCMW has awarded nine $1,000 scholarships this year through the education component of the Community Services Block Grant Program for the 2023-2024 academic years. The Marion...
Jan 12, 2024
Fire damages southeast side Salem home
A smoldering fire between the first and second floors of a southeast Salem home was discovered Thursday morning when one of the children stepped through the floor. Fortunately, Assistant Fire Chief Bi...
Jan 11, 2024 Salem Firemen remove damaged contents from a home on South Washington Street following a fire confined to the floor of the second story. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
