Category Archives: Local News
Salem Police arrest Kinmundy woman for motor vehicle burglary and theft
A 21-year-old Kinmundy woman has been arrested by Salem Police for motor vehicle burglary, theft, and criminal trespass. Katilyn Hollinshead of East 5th was taken into custody at her mother's home in ...
Jan 29, 2023
Police Beat for Saturday, January 29th, 2023
Centralia Police have arrested an 18-year-old Centralia man for alleged aggravated fleeing and eluding and criminal trespass to land. Aiden Brasel of North Maple was taken into custody following a cha...
Jan 29, 2023
'Omnibus' health care bill passed amid criticisms
Wide-ranging law put popular, controversial measures into a single package By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - A law recently signed by Gov. JB Pritzker...
Jan 28, 2023 Jim Bowen / CC
All of South Central Illinois now in low category for COVID-19 transmission
The weekly CDC tracker puts all South Central Illinois counties in the low transmission level for COVID-19 with a significant drop in new cases. Marion County saw a 32-percent drop in COVID-19 cases t...
Jan 28, 2023
Centralia man charged with unlawful restraint in Marion County Court
A 37-year-old Centralia man has been formally charged with unlawful restraint and misdemeanor domestic battery in Marion County Court on Friday. Blake Bender of Hester Street had the public defender a...
Jan 28, 2023 Marion County Courthouse with old flag poles that have now been removed due to structural problems.
Police Beat for Saturday, January 28th, 2023
Four people were taken to the Marion County Jail on Friday on outstanding warrants. 32-year-old Dustin Marshall of Melrose Drive in Centralia was arrested for a drug court violation in a possession of...
Jan 28, 2023
$2M bond for Illinois man who stabbed Michigan teen over sex
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A judge set bond at $2 million Friday for an 18-year-old Illinois man who is accused of traveling to Michigan to meet a teenager and then stabbing her for refusing t...
Jan 28, 2023 gt8073a / CC
Recreational Vehicle destroyed by fire in Iuka
A 1998 Coachman Recreational Vehicle was destroyed by fire late Friday morning in Iuka. Iuka Fire Chief Kenny Eagan says the RV was parked near the home of Guy Lambert of 710 Thomas Street. Eagan repo...
Jan 27, 2023 Iuka Fire Station
Evansville, IN man gets 50 year prison term for murder of Fairfield teen
An Evansville, Indiana man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the murder of a Fairfield teenager. Attorney General Kwame Raoul's office prosecuted 27-year-old Brody Murbarger for the 2014 mu...
Jan 27, 2023 Brody Murbarger
Fire destroys half of large pole barn on southwest side of Wamac
Fire destroyed about half of a 60 by 100-foot pole barn in the southwest corner of Wamac Thursday night. Centralia Fire Protection District Chief Ross Boshera says flames were already coming through t...
Jan 27, 2023
