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Local News

Heavy Thunderstorm Passes Over Marion County Area, Downing Trees and Knocking Out Power
28m ago
Centralia BPW Will Hold Equal Pay Day Rally on Saturday
22h ago
New Part-Time Centralia Firefighter Sworn In
Mar 06, 2026
Lane closures on Old US 50 west of Carlyle to Begin Monday for resurfacing
Mar 06, 2026
Salem Man Gets 12 Year Prison Term for Criminal Sexual Assault
Mar 06, 2026
Mt. Vernon Man Gets Ten Years for Residential Arson
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Weather

FYI

Boil order issued for parts of North Washington and East Schwartz in Salem
Lane closures on Old US 50 west of Carlyle to Begin Monday for resurfacing
Patoka Library closed Thursday
Two and a Half Inch Rain Floods Low-Lying Rural Roads Thursday Morning
Boil Order LIFTED for Entire Farina Water System

Blogs

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Local Sports

Orphans Season Ends To Flyers
8h ago
Goreville & Lawrenceville Heading To Super Sectionals
8h ago
Shoes Fall In Dramatic Final 10 Seconds at Monticello...Benton Dominates Carterville To Win at Nashville
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Breese Central Looking For Program's 2nd State Title Today
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National News

'Not what we voted for': Some MAGA voices warn Iran backlash will only grow the longer the war lasts
3h ago
Trump to attend dignified transfer of 6 fallen service members killed in Kuwait amid Iran war
4h ago
Severe weather threat, including tornadoes, continues for millions of Americans
22h ago
Bryan Pata murder case ends in mistrial 20 years after football star's killing
Mar 06, 2026
Barack Obama honors Jesse Jackson's 'legacy of hope' at a time when it's 'hard to hope'
Mar 06, 2026
Epstein files: DOJ releases previously withheld FBI reports about sex abuse allegation against Trump Mar 06, 2026
Mother charged with murder after bodies of 2 girls found in suitcases in Cleveland field: Prosecutors Mar 05, 2026
911 calls from ICE detention center underscore concerns about conditions, advocates say Mar 04, 2026
Howard Lutnick to 'appear voluntarily' before House panel probing Epstein, chairman says Mar 03, 2026

National Sports

Scoreboard roundup -- 3/5/26
Mar 06, 2026
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Mar 02, 2026

Business News

Dow closes down 450 points as Iran war sends oil prices surging
Mar 06, 2026
US lost 92,000 jobs as markets roil, gas prices surge: Report
Mar 06, 2026
Investors send stocks tumbling, Dow plunges 900 points
Mar 05, 2026
Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand in landmark trial over social media addiction claims
Feb 18, 2026

Political News

Trump to speak at 'Shield of the Americas' summit aimed at taking on cartels
16h ago
Takeaways from the first primaries of the 2026 election cycle
Mar 04, 2026
US sub sinks Iranian ship by torpedo in Indian Ocean, 1st such attack since WWII
Mar 04, 2026
Senate voting on Democrats' Iran war powers resolution
Mar 04, 2026

World News

Israel batters suburbs of Beirut, targeting Hezbollah amid war with Iran
Mar 06, 2026
Israel hits Beirut with strikes as Iran's proxy force in Lebanon opens up a 2nd front in widening conflict
Mar 05, 2026
IAEA warns it 'cannot rule out' possible radiological release from Iran strikes
Mar 02, 2026
Trump admin told congressional staff that intel suggested Iran wasn't preparing to launch preemptive strike
Mar 02, 2026

Health News

NIH director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to take over as acting head of CDC
Feb 18, 2026
'Very concerning': How EPA rolling back greenhouse gas emissions endangerment finding could impact health
Feb 14, 2026
Measles cases surpass 900 in US with infections in 24 states: CDC
Feb 13, 2026
4 times as many measles cases in a few weeks than US typically averages in a whole year: CDC
Feb 06, 2026

Entertainment News

Lamorne Morris to voice 'Garfield' in new animated Paramount+ series
Mar 06, 2026
Lana Condor's Lara Jean Song Covey will appear in 'XO, Kitty' season 3
Mar 06, 2026
'Heated Rivalry,' 'Stranger Things' among 2026 GLAAD Media Awards winners
Mar 06, 2026

Country Music News

Her place: Ashley Cooke's headed to 'Marshals'
23h ago
Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Post Malone to headline New Jersey's Barefoot Country Music Fest
23h ago
Watch Gabby Barrett make it through the rain in new video for 'The Easy Part'
Mar 06, 2026
Carrie Underwood reveals the one thing she'd change about her 'American Idol' experience
Mar 06, 2026