Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Saturday, February 18th, 2023
A 43-year-old Salem man has been arrested by Salem Police for possession of a firearm by a felon. Ronald Potter of Salem Mobile Home Park was arrested following a traffic stop in the 1600 block of Eas...
Feb 18, 2023
Farina man sentenced to two years in prison on weapons charge
A 24-year-old Farina man has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Court to a charge of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. Quinton Schoreck of Raven Roa...
Feb 18, 2023
Salem man gets 18-month sentence for felony theft
A 22-year-old Salem man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Court to felony theft. Robert Gott of North Trenary Street admitted to taking a flat-screen TV ...
Feb 18, 2023
Centralia man pleads guilty to aggravated battery to a police officer
A 34-year-old Centralia man has pleaded guilty to aggravated battery to a peace officer. Justin McMath of Marquis Drive admitted to spitting on a peace officer in an incident last August. McMath was p...
Feb 18, 2023
Police respond to three crashes late Friday night
The Marion County Sheriff's Department responded to three crashes Friday night all of which ended up not having injuries. Deputies responded with the Kell Fire Protection District to northbound I-57 n...
Feb 18, 2023
Decision to shoot down balloons puts spotlight on hobbyists
By TODD RICHMOND and HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Decisions to shoot down multiple unidentified objects over the U.S. and Canada this month have put a spotlight on amateur ball...
Feb 18, 2023 FILE - In this image released by the U.S. Navy, sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 prepare material recovered off the coast of Myrtle Beach, S.C., in the Atlantic Ocean from the shooting down of a Chinese high-altitude balloon, for transport to the FBI, at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Va., on Feb. 10, 2023. U.S. officials say the military has finished efforts to recover the remnants of the large balloon, and analysis of the debris so far reinforces conclusions that it was a Chinese spy balloon. (Ryan Seelbach/U.S. Navy via AP, File)
Turmoil in courts on gun laws in wake of Supreme Court Justices' ruling
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment is upending gun laws across the country, dividing judge...
Feb 18, 2023 US Supreme Court
Crossroads Community Hospital receives 5-Star rating for second year in a row
Crossroads Community Hospital has received a five-star overall hospital quality rating for the second time in a row from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The rating is the highest possi...
Feb 17, 2023
Police Beat for Friday, February 17th, 2023
Two people were arrested on outstanding Marion County warrants on Friday and taken to the Marion County Jail. 28-year-old Kerry Whipple of Carter Road in Kell was arrested by a parole agent for failur...
Feb 17, 2023
Governor Pritzker once again threatening to close troubled Choate Developmental Center
Governor JB Pritzker is again threatening to close the troubled Choate Developmental Center in southern Illinois. The facility in rural Anna has been plagued with reports of abuse and poor care of men...
Feb 17, 2023
