Category Archives: Local News

29-year-old James McFarland of Grayville was lodged in the White County Jail at Carmi following a chase Thursday night in Carmi. Reports said police caught up with McFarland a little after 11 p.m. Thu...

A Mt. Carmel, Illinois family is pleading for the return of a firefighter's ashes they say were stolen from his home along with other personal belongings. Published reports say Glen Markle's stepdaugh...

Here's the latest area river stages as of this morning: the Little Wabash River east of Fairfield is at 23.45 feet, above the 17-foot flood stage. At Clay City the stage is 14.48 feet, below the 18-fo...

A crash that occurred earlier this week in central Illinois, killing four children including one teenager, may have been caused by a medical emergency. Authorities say the crash happened Thursday in C...

  36-year-old Aydreian Hooper of Fairfield was sentenced to 10 years in prison this morning in Wayne County Circuit Court for the July 14th, 2024 hot car death of her son and the serious injury o...

The National Weather Service sent a survey team into Wayne County Thursday to assess the damage from the Tuesday afternoon severe storm that hit the area. The Weather Service in Paducah says the damag...

Several plead guilty in Wayne County Circuit Court Thursday. Fairfield resident, 26-year-old Quentin Greenwood pled guilty to Endangering the Life of a Child and was sentenced to one year of Court Sup...

62-year-old Wayne City resident Bradley V. Gammon appeared by Zoom in Wayne County Circuit Court last week, asking the judge for an in-person court appearance. Gammon is seeking the return of two vehi...

In Fairfield Municipal Court news from Monday, Hearing Officer Mary Beth Welch-Collins of Flora presided over the cases. Defendants may pay their fines and not be required to appear, while others are ...

  Here's the current river stages according to the US Geological Survey. Little Wabash east of Fairfield stands at 23.27 feet (flood stage is at 17 ft.) The Skillet Fork at Wayne City has a readi...