Category Archives: Local News
Mt. Vernon woman injured in crash at Kell Road and Route 37
A 76-year-old Mt. Vernon woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash on Route 37 at Kell Road early Saturday afternoon. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say a car driven by Marilyn McPheeters of East Vio...
Jul 9, 2023 Clark Van Der Beken / Unsplash
Mt. Vernon woman hurt in car-semi crash in Salem Friday afternoon
A 48-year-old Mt. Vernon woman was injured when a semi-truck turning from West Main onto Missouri Avenue cut the corner too short and ran over the rear of a car waiting at the stop sign on Missouri Av...
Jul 9, 2023
Police Beat for Sunday, July 9th, 2023
A 33-year-old Central City woman was arrested by Central City Police Saturday night for alleged possession of a controlled substance, aggravated fleeing and eluding police, and driving on a suspended/...
Jul 9, 2023
Two ATV thefts under investigation
Both Marion County Sheriff's Deputies and Odin Police are investigating the theft of all-terrain vehicles. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating the theft of a 2023 Polaris Northstar from...
Jul 9, 2023
Salem Firemen called to three alarms on Saturday
The Salem Fire Protection District was called out three times on Saturday, including a fire that destroyed a light and a child's electric jeep. Firemen report the call was at the Jarrod Burner residen...
Jul 9, 2023
Cities have long made plans for extreme heat. Are they enough in a warming world?
By MELINA WALLING and ISABELLA O'MALLEY CHICAGO (AP) - Natural disasters can be dramatic - barreling hurricanes, building-toppling tornadoes - but heat is more deadly. Chicago learned that the hard wa...
Jul 9, 2023 Janice Waltzer / CC
1 dead, 15 injured after SUV traveling wrong way collides with Chicago bus
CHICAGO (AP) - An SUV traveling the wrong way along a Chicago lakefront road collided with a city bus Sunday morning, killing one of the SUV's passengers and injuring 15 other people, authorities said...
Jul 9, 2023 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC
Governor unveils largest transportation construction program in history; listing of area projects
Governor JB Pritzker is announcing the largest construction program in Illinois history. Several bridge construction projects in Marion County are included. The Governor says the six-year, 41-billion ...
Jul 8, 2023
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon receives award to improve stroke care
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon has been awarded the American Heart Association's Get with the Guidelines-Stroke Rural Recognition Bronze Award for its efforts to address the unique h...
Jul 8, 2023
Mt. Vernon man arrested on child pornography and meth charges
A 36-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been arrested on child pornography and methamphetamine charges. James Hembree was taken into custody at his home in the 300 block of Harrison Street last Monday when a...
Jul 8, 2023 Michael Hembree
