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Handgun stolen in Centralia found during Mt. Vernon arrest

December 13, 2022 @ 1:53 pm

MOUNT VERNON — An 18-year-old Mt. Vernon man was arrested Monday by Mt. Vernon police on multiple firearms charges. According to Jefferson County State’s...

Betty L. Pauley

December 12, 2022 @ 5:56 am

Betty L. Pauley, 92, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 5:29 pm December 10, 2022 at her residence. She was born September 4, 1930 in Boone County,...

Kemmerling returned from IDOC for Jefferson County retrial

December 9, 2022 @ 1:50 pm

JEFFERSON COUNTY — A 23-year-old Mt. Vernon man was returned Thursday to the Jefferson County Jail from the Illinois Department of Corrections so he...

Gun rights groups plan lawsuits if Illinois lawmakers pass new restrictions

December 8, 2022 @ 6:21 am

SPRINGFIELD, IL — As lawmakers contemplate a proposal to outlaw the sale of semi-automatic weapons and magazines of 10 rounds or more, the governor...

Roy Lee Payne

December 6, 2022 @ 6:24 am

Roy Lee Payne, 75, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 2:00 am December 5, 2022 at Nature Trail Health Care Center. He was...

Braun, protester of Dakota Access pipeline, dies at 53

November 29, 2022 @ 9:58 am

EAGLE BUTTE, S.D. (AP) — A woman who long advocated for Native American rights and was known for organizing protests against the Dakota Access...

CPD releases details surrounding fatal pedestrian accident

November 4, 2022 @ 8:24 am

CENTRALIA — Centralia police have released details surrounding an early Thursday morning incident that left a 54-year-old Centralia woman dead from an apparent traffic...