Category Archives: Local News
Judge vacates more convictions linked to former Chicago cop
CHICAGO (AP) - A judge has thrown out 44 more convictions tied to a notorious former Chicago police sergeant who regularly framed people for drug crimes they didn't commit. Victim advocates say the ex...
Apr 22, 2022 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Crash kills 2 Southern Illinois students, Missouri woman
REYNOLDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Two Southern Illinois University-Carbondale students and a Missouri woman have died after their vehicles collided on a highway. Illinois State Police say the crash occurred ...
Apr 22, 2022
Centralia Police releasing details of Thursday night shooting and stabbing
Centralia Police are investigating a Thursday night shooting and stabbing that occurred on the opposite ends of town. Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson says 30-year-old LaQuisha Lockett of Centralia ...
Apr 22, 2022 Centralia Police have identified 30-year-old Nathan Johnson of Centralia as a suspect in the Thursday night shooting of LaQuisha Lockett.
Salem Grade School Board approves SRO for three more years; will start fulltime transitional kindergarten
The Salem Grade School Board Thursday night approved a new contract to keep the School Resource Officer in place another three years and agreed to make transitional kindergarten fulltime starting next...
Apr 22, 2022
Former St. Peter man arrested following two high speed motorcycle chases
A 30-year-old former St. Peter man faces multiple charges after two high-speed police chases while he was riding his motorcycle. Brandon Wells, who now resides in Robinson, first fled from Farina Poli...
Apr 21, 2022
Unemployment dips; workforce grows in Marion County in March
The Illinois Department of Employment Security says unemployment in Marion County in March fell to an even five percent. That's down two-tenths of a percent from February and 1.3-percent from last Mar...
Apr 21, 2022 Innov8social / CC
IDNR recommends no use of bird feeders and birdbaths until spread of avian influenza subsides
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is recommending that the use of bird feeders and birdbaths should cease through May 31st as officials try to stop the spread of the Highly Pathogenic Avian...
Apr 21, 2022 C Watts / CC
Former Salem City Council candidate arrested for aggravated battery
Salem Police arrested 74-year-old Neal Canon of Holly Place in Salem for alleged aggravated battery following questioning about an incident that happened last October. Police report Canon had allegedl...
Apr 21, 2022
South Central School Board agrees to survey building sites for potential solar fields
The South Central School Board has agreed to have AEG survey on each of the district's three campuses to determine if solar fields could be added. Superintendent Kerry Herdes says his goal is to cap f...
Apr 21, 2022
Illinois adds nearly 5,700 teachers, but shortages still exist
Illinois added nearly 5,700 teachers during the last school year which is more than the past five years combined. The State Board of Education surveyed schools and saw a big increase in positions fill...
Apr 21, 2022 Filip Pticek / CC