Category Archives: Local News

Wayne County Authorities made several arrests over the weekend 33-year-old Marion C. Brown Jr. of Wayne City was arrested on Friday. Brown was wanted on a Caldwell County, Kentucky warrant on charges ...

Five people are facing charges following a anti-human trafficking operation conducted by state police in the Effingham area. The operation took place Thursday, focusing on identifying individuals seek...

IDOT maintenance crews are repairing potholes on state highways and interstates across Illinois. Non-emergency patching operations usually take place during nonpeak travel periods and often require te...

A retired judge believes the courts should decide whether former President Donald Trump should be removed from Illinois’ primary ballot in March. Trump’s lawyers and citizens seeking to ke...

Rainfall the past week has pushed area rivers higher. Most are now near or above their flood stage, and are higher than Saturday's levels. The Little Wabash River east of Fairfield as of this morning ...

A new 911 and Public Safety Center is in the works for Franklin County to better serve police and dispatch throughout the county. Published reports say the plan comes as a result of a study conducted ...

Fairfield Memorial Hospital honors an employee each month who has been nominated by their peers for providing extraordinary patient care and customer services within and outside of the Hospital. Heath...

Last night, the Albion Fire Department responded to a car fire. According to fire officials, the car fire was extinguished before any damage occurred with a nearby structure. While on scene, a call ca...

On January 25th, a responding officer observed a 2007 black Chevrolet Silverado stopped in the middle of the road on Foley Drive. The officer did a check of the vehicles registration and it came back ...

The Clay County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating multiple motor vehicle burglaries and thefts that occurred in Louisville between 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 18 and 6:00 a.m. Friday, Ja...