Category Archives: Local News
Don't click on those road toll texts. Officials issue warnings about the smishing scam
WASHINGTON (AP) - State officials are warning Americans not to respond to a surge of scam road toll collection texts. The texts impersonating state road toll collection agencies attempt to get phone u...
Mar 17, 2025
Severe weather mostly skirts South Central Illinois on Friday night
Mar 16, 2025 Strong winds brought down a pavilion between the Centralia High School football stadium and the tennis courts during the Friday night storm activity. Photo by Pat Hodges.
At least 37 dead after tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms wreak havoc across multiple US states
By SARA CLINE and REBECCA REYNOLDS Associated Press TYLERTOWN, Miss. (AP) - Unusually vicious and damaging weather across multiple U.S. states spawned violent tornadoes, blinding dust storms and fast-...
Mar 16, 2025 Destruction from a severe storm is seen Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Wayne County, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
No serious injuries in Friday afternoon bus crash in Clay County
The Clay County Sheriff's office reports multiple students were treated for very minor injuries after a Clay City Unit #10 school bus left the road to avoid being struck by a wheel that came off anoth...
Mar 16, 2025
St Peter teen pleads guilty to lesser charges in shooting of 14-year-old Salem boy
An 18-year-old St. Peter man has pleaded guilty in Fayette County Court to lesser charges in connection with the January 20th, 2024 shooting death of a 14-year-old Dakota Branch of Salem. Kaden Philli...
Mar 16, 2025 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Rural Dix mobile home heavily damaged by fire
Kell Firemen say a single wide mobile home in rural Dix was damaged in a Friday night fire. The fire was at the Lucy Baugh home at 22,768 North Poppy Lane. The family came home to discover a fire in t...
Mar 16, 2025 THe Lucy Baugh home on North Poppy Lane in rural Dix is heavily damaged by fire Friday night.
Homeless Salem man arrested following incidents at downtown businesses
Salem Police have arrested a 37-year-old homeless Salem man after he allegedly sexually harassed an employee at the pet store in downtown Salem. Police report Dustin Ferrell was taken to the Marion Co...
Mar 16, 2025
Police Beat for Sunday, March 16th, 2025
Salem Police arrested 18-year-old Jaci Chapman of West Warmoth in Salem for aggravated domestic battery early Friday morning. She is accused of breaking a mirror and other items at a home on Roddy Roa...
Mar 16, 2025
Concrete truck overturns along Green Street Road
A Beelman Concrete Tandem truck left the Green Street Road near Westline Road during the noon hour on Friday, overturning on its side in the roadside ditch. The driver, 28-year-old Cody Callahan of Ch...
Mar 16, 2025
Chicago dyes its river bright green as it opens St. Patrick's Day celebrations
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago River is once again glowing kelly green as the city opens its annual St. Patrick's Day celebrations. Thousands lined the river and packed bridges Saturday and erupted in che...
Mar 16, 2025 The Chicago River is dyed green as part of annual St. Patrick's Day festivities Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)