Category Archives: Local News
Centralia Nursing Home Partially Evacuated During Smoke Scare
Centralia City Firemen were called to the Fireside Nursing Home on Martin Luther King Drive on Saturday afternoon after smoke was seen coming from the laundry room. As a precaution, those in the west ...
Mar 15, 2026 Centralia City Fire Truck. File Photo.
Carterville football coach on leave is subject of investigators' subpoenas
The Williamson County Sheriff's Office and Illinois State Board of Education sent requests for personnel records of the employee By MOLLY PARKER Capitol News Illinois & JACKSON BRANDHORST Saluki L...
Mar 15, 2026 The sun sets on the press box of the Lion’s Field football stadium at Carterville High School on March 3, 2026, in Carterville, Illinois. (Photo by Lylee Gibbs)
Illinois officials say the state is mostly insulated from Trump's election proposals
Federal rhetoric about election intervention hasn't yet translated into concrete action, election officials say. By REECE DOWER Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary...
Mar 15, 2026 The Illinois State Board of Elections building in Springfield in February 2026. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Reece Dower)
Wild Weather Ahead; Enhanced Risk of Severe Weather Sunday Evening
The National Weather Service has placed most of South Central Illinois into the enhanced risk area for severe thunderstorms most likely between four and eight Sunday evening. Today A chance of rain an...
Mar 15, 2026
A man who grew up in Salem is the new Bishop Designate for the Belleville Diocese
The Bishop Designate of the Belleville Diocese grew up in Salem and still has family and many friends in the area. The announcement of the appointment of the Very Rev. Godfrey Mullen by Pope Leo XIV w...
Mar 13, 2026 Bishop-Elect Father Godfrey Mullen announcing his elevation to Bishop. Photo from Belleville Diocese.
Business coalition warns against phasing out use of natural gas in Illinois
by Jenna Schweikert and UIS Public Affairs Reporting (PAR), Capitol News Illinois March 12, 2026 Article Summary After a resource adequacy report released in December, a coalition petitioned the Illin...
Mar 13, 2026 The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association building, located in Springfield. The IMA is one of over a dozen organizations petitioning the Illinois Commerce Commission to end workshops researching the future of natural gas in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Marion County to Get More for Housing Federal Prisoners
Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps says the county will be receiving more money for holding federal prisoners. He has negotiated an increase in the daily rate starting February first for holding priso...
Mar 13, 2026
One person hurt in two vehicle crash on US 50 near Iuka Road
One driver was injured in a two-vehicle crash on US 50 near the Iuka Road on Thursday afternoon. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say a car driven by 20-year-old Bradley Cantrell of Kirby Road in Iuka...
Mar 13, 2026
627 Bobcats Harvested or Trapped During Just Completed Season
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources reports 627 bobcats were hunted or trapped during the annual bobcat season that ended February 15th. Jefferson County had 33 bobcats taken during the seaso...
Mar 13, 2026 DonyaNedomam / Depositphotos.com
Fire Guts Mt. Vernon Home
A Mt. Vernon home was gutted by fire Thursday night. Mt. Vernon City Firefighters say Felicia McKinney and a child were able to escape from the home at 1205 South 12th without injury once they learned...
Mar 13, 2026
