Category Archives: Local News

Mainly dry weather is expected for at least the next week, according to forecasters at the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky. They say the region should experience typical summer weather f...

Illinois State Police are reminding motorists to pull over when approaching emergency vehicles or any vehicle with its emergency or hazard lights activated. The reminder comes after a traffic crash in...

The FDA is recalling over 12,000 packages of sugar cookies sold at Target stores, due to concerns over wood contamination in its ten-count packages of Favorite Day Bakery Frosted Sugar Cookies. Accord...

Jamaro J Kemmerling   Davonta Boyd   Dequan Hopkins   An additional arrest has been made in connection with the July 27th shooting that left two people dead and several others injured i...

Mason R. Thomas   Matthew T. Gaudern   The Wayne County Sheriff's Department reports two arrests made on Thursday. Mason R. Thomas, 22, of Cisne, was taken into custody on a failure to appea...

Three individuals entered guilty pleas in Wayne County Circuit Court on Thursday, facing sentencing on various charges. Richard L. Winter, 50, of Addieville, Illinois, pleaded guilty to unlawful posse...

The West Salem Chowder Committee hosts the annual West Salem Homecoming and Chowder on Saturday, August 16th. Festivities begin with the parade, as participants line up at 8:30 a.m. at JJ's Truck &...

Prosecutors have filed a motion to hold Megan Valentine in civil contempt for allegedly refusing to unlock her cellphone as ordered by the court. Investigators want access to the device as part of the...

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has announced planned closures on both eastbound and westbound lanes of Interstate 64 from milepost 62 to 73 on Tuesday night for roadway patching and ...

The Wayne City Village Board met Monday night. The board approved a project not to exceed $7,500 with Electronic Architects to install and upgrade digital surveillance cameras at the municipal worksho...