Category Archives: Local News
4 die in domestic disturbance where house caught fire
OAK FOREST, Ill. (AP) - Police in suburban Chicago responding to a domestic incident early Friday found three gunshot victims who were mortally wounded outside a house and later the body of another pe...
Sep 24, 2022
Man who was 1 of 8 injured in Chicago apartment blast dies
CHICAGO (AP) - A man who was one of eight people injured in an explosion that tore through the top floor of a Chicago apartment building has died, and authorities have determined the blast resulted fr...
Sep 24, 2022 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC
Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputies make arrest in child pornography investigation
An investigation into alleged child pornography activity has led to the arrest of a 23-year-old Mt. Vernon man. Owen Capogreco of South 19th Street was taken into custody Wednesday on a Jefferson Coun...
Sep 23, 2022
Unemployment drops in Marion County
Unemployment dropped two-tenths of a percent in Marion County in August to 5.2 percent. The Illinois Department of Employment Security reports the rate was down a full percent from August a year ago. ...
Sep 23, 2022 Innov8social / CC
Fire damages home east of Mt. Vernon
Fire damaged a home east of Mt. Vernon Thursday afternoon. The fire was at the Robert and Lizabeth Thomas home at 16,765 Illinois Route 15 east of the Outland Airport. Jefferson Fire Protection Distri...
Sep 23, 2022
Friday final day to make entry into Little Egypt Festival Parade
This is the final day to make entry into next Saturday's Little Egypt Festival Parade. Parade entry forms are available at the front desk of WJBD Radio at 310 West McMackin Street in Salem, at Salem C...
Sep 23, 2022 File Photo: Little Egypt Festival.
Salem man draws 30 month prison term on drug and criminal damage charges
A 38-year-old Salem man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine and criminal damage to state-supported property. Lloyd McMullin o...
Sep 23, 2022
Salem Grade School Board receives building updates, passes balanced budget
The Salem Grade School Board learned Thursday night the four classroom-two bathroom modular building is complete with classes now moved in. The heating and air conditioning equipment is expected to be...
Sep 23, 2022
Centralia man charged with threatening public defender
A 42-year-old Centralia man has been charged in Marion County Court with threatening a public official and attempted aggravated battery after reportedly threatening to knock out his public defender. R...
Sep 23, 2022
Schwartz Orchard ribbon cutting marks beginning of new ownership
Photos and story by Ben Watson Last night marked a new beginning for Schwartz Orchard as Adam and Gina Smith, who purchased the orchard from Adam's uncle Tom Schwartz, cut the ribbon to usher in a new...
Sep 23, 2022 Adam and Gina Smith cut the ribbon to officially mark their purchase of Schwartz Orchard during a Centralia Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours Thursday night.
