Category Archives: Local News
Salem man charged with aggravated battery
A 20-year-old Salem man has been charged in Marion County Court with aggravated battery in connection with a Wednesday night incident outside his home. Salem Police say Austin Unsell of East Bryan all...
Jun 09, 2022
Wamac man injured when SUV falls on him
The Centralia Fire Protection District says a Wamac man was injured when the SUV he was working on Tuesday afternoon fell on him. Chief Ross Boshera reports something happened to the jack holding up t...
Jun 09, 2022
Police Beat for Thursday, June 9th, 2022
Three people were taken to the Marion County Jail on Wednesday on outstanding warrants. 27-year-old Breanne Blumhorst of East 12th in Centralia is being held in lieu of $10,000 bond on a Marion County...
Jun 09, 2022
Granite City man gets 18 months in prison for Iuka area theft
A 44-year-old Granite City man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Court to a felony theft charge. David Patterson admitted to having control over a stolen...
Jun 09, 2022
Schools can now teach proper gun storage under new law
Schools will be able to teach students about proper gun storage under a new state law. The measure was sponsored by Representative Maura Hischauer of Batavia, who explained it to her colleagues on the...
Jun 09, 2022 unmatched value / CC
Kell man who shot arrow during police standoff sentenced to total of six years in prison
A 31-year-old Kell man involved in a police standoff and the shooting of an arrow towards a police officer has been sentenced to six years in prison on multiple charges from three separate arrests. Za...
Jun 09, 2022
Salem man gets six year prison term after pleading guilty to burglary charge
A 32-year-old Salem man has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Court to a burglary charge. Michael Pohlman of East Boone admitted to entering a home in the 21...
Jun 09, 2022
Greater Salem Area Foundation invites you annual evening swim Friday night
The Greater Salem Area Foundation is inviting everyone to the Annual Evening Swim at the Salem Family Aquatic Center in Bryan Memorial Park on Friday night. The swim is from 6:15 to 9:15. Admission is...
Jun 09, 2022
Coroner IDs hatchet-wielding man shot by suburban police
NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Coroners have identified a suburban Chicago man who was fatally shot after the man charged a police officer with a hatchet during a traffic stop. The DuPage County Coroner's Of...
Jun 09, 2022 Tom Britt / CC
Eight people hurt in 2 mass shootings hours apart in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) - Police say eight people were hurt in two mass shootings hours apart in Chicago. They say a 14-year-old boy was among four people shot in the Altgeld Gardens public housing project aroun...
Jun 09, 2022 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC
