Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Saturday, February 14th, 2026
A 22-year-old Iuka man has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies for violation of pretrial conditions. Tanner Mollet of Oak Road was taken to the Marion County Jail to await further court ...
Feb 14, 2026
Two Arrested After Leading Centralia Police on 100 Plus Mile Per Hour Chase with Shots Fired at the Pursuing Officer
Two Centralia residents have been arrested after fleeing a car that crashed in Washington County after a Friday night chase that reached 110 miles per hour, with shots fired at the pursuing officer. T...
Feb 14, 2026 Dylan Foutch 2022 mug shot from Marion County Jail.
Mt Vernon Man Gets 48 Year Prison Term in Child Pornography Case
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a 34-year-old Mt. Vernon, Illinois man has been sentenced to 48 years in prison for disseminating child sexual abuse material. Dustin Phillips was sentenced by J...
Feb 14, 2026 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
ICE agents detain five men on their way to work at a Du Quoin sawmill
This marks one of the first reported mass ICE enforcement actions this far south in Illinois By JACKSON BRANDHORST & LYLEE GIBBS Saluki Local Reporting Lab Capitol News Illinois Article Sum...
Feb 14, 2026 The five Du Quoin men detained by ICE in late January were employed at Alstat Wood Products. The sawmill’s owner said he had relied on a subcontractor to help fill staffing vacancies and believed the workers’ visa statuses were valid and up-to-date. (Saluki Local Reporting Lab Photo by Lylee Gibbs)
Longtime Salem Optometrist Retiring and Closing Practice
Longtime Salem Optometrist Dr. Doris Osborne is retiring. Friday is Dr. Osborne's last day of seeing patients for eye exams. She will be available from nine to noon and one to five on Monday for peopl...
Feb 13, 2026 Dr. Doris Osborne's optometry office. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Flora Woman Receives Five-Year Prison Term in Marion County Court
A 34-year-old Flora woman has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Court for possession of 15 to 100 grams of a substance containing methamphetamine. As part o...
Feb 13, 2026
Salem Woman Ordered Held Without Bond on Multiple Domestic Battery Related Charges
A 20-year-old Salem woman was ordered held in the Marion County Jail without bond after being formally charged in court Thursday with six counts related to a February 10th altercation in Centralia. Tw...
Feb 13, 2026 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Kinmundy Finalizes Ordinance for Use of City Owned Retail Building
The Kinmundy City Council Thursday night passed ordinances finalizing two businesses locating in the city owned building on Madison Street. Both businesses already are in operation. Under the ordinanc...
Feb 13, 2026 File: Kinmundy City Hall. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Centralia Police Looking for Two Suspects in One Year Old Girl Getting Fentanyl Pill
Centralia Police say they are seeking to arrest two suspects involved with a one-year-old girl getting a fentanyl pill she put into her mouth. The girl is still recovering at Cardinal Glennon Hospital...
Feb 13, 2026
Retail theft at Centralia Walmart Leads to Low-Speed Chase Back to Selmaville Road in Salem
Centralia Police were led on a low-speed chase by a car leaving the Centralia Walmart store after the store had filed a retail theft complaint. The driver of the car was eventually apprehended and a p...
Feb 13, 2026
