Category Archives: Local News
Salem Community High School Marching Wildcats sweep all awards again this weekend
The Salem Community High School Marching Wildcats swept all awards in its class again this weekend at the Mt. Zion Marching Music Games. The band came away with 1st place overall in Class 3A as well a...
Oct 02, 2023 Salem Community High School band warms up at Mt. Zion before Saturday's competition. Source: SCHS Band Facebook Page.
Chicago woman, 104, skydives from plane, aiming for record as the world's oldest skydiver
OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) - A 104-year-old Chicago woman is hoping to be certified as the oldest person to ever skydive after making a tandem jump Sunday and landing 13,500 feet (4,100 meters) later at a nort...
Oct 02, 2023 Laura Hadden / CC
NTSB official says attempt to pass a tanker may have led to the deadly chemical crash in Teutopolis
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The tanker truck crash in Teutopolis that killed five people may have started when another vehicle tried to pass the chemical-laden truck, a federal transportation official sa...
Oct 02, 2023
Investigation continues into deadly Teutopolis truck crash that caused toxic chemical leak
By JOHN O'CONNOR and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities resumed their investigation Sunday of a central Illinois truck crash that killed five people, injured five oth...
Oct 01, 2023
Police Beat for Sunday, October 1st, 2023
Seven people were brought to the Marion County Jail on Saturday and early Sunday morning. 26-year-old Jace Zimmerman of South Cherry in Centralia was arrested by Central City Police for domestic batte...
Oct 01, 2023
Central City man shows up at hospital with gunshot wound to the leg
The Marion County Sheriff's Department is investigating how a 32-year-old Central City man received a gunshot wound to the leg. The department received a call at 1:30 Sunday morning when the man showe...
Oct 01, 2023
Protect Illinois Communities Act Endorsement Affidavid required to possess assault weapons is now available from State Police
The process is now set up for people to submit an endorsement affidavit online to confirm they possess assault weapons, assault weapon attachments, .50 caliber rifles, and .50 caliber cartridges. On J...
Oct 01, 2023
Two injured in crash at US 51 and Red Stripe Road south of Sandoval
Two people were injured in a pickup truck-car crash on US 51 at the Red Stripe Road intersection south of Sandoval early Friday night. The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports the pickup driven ...
Sep 30, 2023
Two injured when semi collided with mini-van on Kinmundy Road
State Police have released preliminary information on a crash involving a semi and a car on Kinmundy Road just south of Prairie Road in rural Kinmundy. Reports indicate the semi-truck was making a rig...
Sep 30, 2023
Police Beat for Saturday, September 30th, 2023
A 37-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police for alleged domestic battery. Olajuwon Billberry of East Broadway remained in the Marion County Jail on Saturday. 18-year-old Kalea Ri...
Sep 30, 2023
