Category Archives: Local News
Bus driver arrested on DUI charge while driving Pittsburgh Pirates from Chicago to Milwaukee
CHICAGO (AP) - A bus driver was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence while transporting the Pittsburgh Pirates from Chicago to Milwaukee for their weekend series with the Brewers. Illin...
Jun 18, 2023
Missouri trucker injured in crash caused by flying tire
A Columbia, Missouri trucker was trapped in his vehicle following a wild ride after his truck hit a tire that had come off the trailer of a semi going the other direction. Mt. Vernon City Firemen say ...
Jun 17, 2023 Dr._Colleen_Morgan / CC
Stolen car from Salem found wrecked on Tonti Road
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say a car stolen from a Salem home Friday morning was found about two and a half hours later crashed along the Tonti Road west of Winegarner Road. Deputies were notifi...
Jun 17, 2023
Police Beat for Saturday, June 17th, 2023
Three people were arrested on outstanding warrants on Friday. Centralia Police arrested 22-year-old Christien Jagasar of South Maple in Centralia on an outstanding St. Clair County warrant. He was tak...
Jun 17, 2023
Chicago police sergeant fired for role in botched raid where Black woman was handcuffed nude
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police sergeant has been fired for his role in a botched 2019 raid at the home of a Black woman who was handcuffed while naked after police officers were sent to the wrong add...
Jun 17, 2023
Chicago police sergeant acquitted of battery, misconduct for pinning teenage bike theft suspect
SKOKIE, Ill. (AP) - A judge found a Chicago police sergeant not guilty of aggravated battery and official misconduct Friday in a case in which he pinned down a teenage boy and pressed a knee to his ba...
Jun 17, 2023 Tingey Injury Law Firm / Unsplash
Governor approves police to use drones during large outdoor events
Law enforcement in Illinois will now be able to use drones as a public safety tool. A new state law just signed by Governor JB Pritzker allows police to launch drones over large crowds such as festiva...
Jun 17, 2023 Kevin Dooley / CC
Centralia Police investigating traffic stop where a gun became an issue
Centralia Police Chief Christopher Locke says a review will be conducted of a traffic stop where an officer was attempting to secure a gun in the vehicle at the same time the driver reached for it. Th...
Jun 16, 2023
SIU-C Lincoln Laureate is from Clinton County and aspires to be a physician
A college senior and honors student from Aviston in Clinton County is the 2023 Lincoln Academy of Illinois student laureate for Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Alexis Hamon will receive the A...
Jun 16, 2023
Salem Police recover two stolen vehicles, and still looking for two more
Salem Police have recovered a car stolen from a resident of Lamar Drive shortly after seven this morning. The alleged victim reported a family member broke into her home, took her keys, and stole the ...
Jun 16, 2023
