Category Archives: Local News

Salem Police Chief Kyle Ambuehl says the department continued to see a growth in call volume in 2023, answering 17,602 police calls with the 911 dispatch center answering an additional 3,721 calls for...

Salem Police have released details on a two vehicle rear-end crash on South Broadway at Lake Street in Salem that sent one person to Salem Township Hospital for treatment. Police report 59-year-old Vi...

The Salem Police Department has named Patrolman Ian King as it's Officer of the Year and Juana Gilbert as its Telecommunicator of the Year. King was honored for his continued efforts to go above and b...

The Salem Community Activity Center will hold a Trivia Night this coming Saturday. Community Center Executive Director Kelley Predium says doors open at six and the trivia starts at seven. "Teams of 8...

Salem Police arrested a 45-year-old Salem woman for alleged driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, possession of adult use cannabis, and illegal transportation of liquor. Police initially we...

Centralia's Economic Development Director says a new data interpretation program the city will use for the first time this year should help provide more information to those looking to locate or expan...

A 41-year-old Royalton man has been airlifted to a St. Louis Hospital for treatment of injuries after his pickup truck hit a City of Centralia fire truck early Monday morning. The crash occurred just ...

The Centralia City Council Monday night will be asked to pass a resolution in support of the city receiving a $1.5-million Illinois EPA grant to replace part of the city's raw water line to Carlyle La...

All of South Central Illinois is currently listed in the low category for COVID-19 hospitalizations. However, statewide the number of hospitalizations is growing and more than half of the counties in ...

There has been little change in the severe drought conditions for most of South Central Illinois. The latest report with data through last Tuesday puts all of Marion, Jefferson, Washington, Clay, and ...