Category Archives: Local News

A 35-year-old Salem man has pleaded guilty to felony resisting a peace officer in an incident that led to an injury to a Centralia Police officer. David Huffine of East Church admitted to resisting be...

A 64-year-old Benton man has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies for alleged possession of methamphetamine. Donald Rogers was taken into custody following a traffic stop at Route 37 and ...

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is filing his office's first hate crime lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed in Carroll County against a mother and adult son who allegedly spent months harassing their...

SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia is continuing with its "A" Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022. The Regional Patient Safety Specialist or SSM Health Illinois Cari Simpson says t...

Salem Police arrested a 35-year-old Salem man for possession of a controlled substance, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving on a suspended license, and on an outst...

State Police say a 35-year-old Patoka man died in a side-by-side crash on the Marion-Fayette County Line west of Vernon early Tuesday morning. The victim is identified as Ryan Tune. State Police say a...

The Odin Fire Department's annual picnic is this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at the Odin Park. Fire Chief Greg Smith says there will be plenty to do each night with the carnival adding several new ...

A new state law aims to curb catalytic converter thefts in Illinois. The measure was sponsored by Representative La Shawn Ford of Chicago, who explained on the House floor how it works. "It requires r...

Governor JB Pritzker is signing a new law to improve nursing home care for elderly Illinoisans. The Governor says this historic law will provide increased Medicaid funding to nursing homes that meet c...

Corn and soybean planting is moving along as we hear in the weekly crop report. Crop statistician Mark Schleusener says nearly four days were suitable for fieldwork on average, letting farmers continu...