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Local News

Residents dig out from tornado damage after storms kill 27 in Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia
2h ago
Police Beat for Sunday, May 18th, 2025
3h ago
Salem man arrested for firing gun outside home and then trying to gain entry
2h ago
At least seven die in tornados that hit St. Louis and southeast Missouri; 14 dead in Kentucky
23h ago
Three Fairview Heights Police Officers Shot investigating prowling incident
2h ago
South Central Illinois spared severe weather on Friday
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FYI

Perkins Street Railroad Crossing REOPENED
West Ellis Street Railroad crossing in Central City remains closed until further notice
Part of South Hotze Road REOPENED following emergency bridge repairs
Community Beach Road closed to through traffic from Farthing to Odin Road
Temporary Closures on North Jefferson in Salem for Pavement Repairs

Blogs

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Local Sports

Lady Wildcats Open Up 2a Soccer Regionals Today At Olney
May 17, 2025
Crow-Armstrong drives in 6 as the Cubs pound the White Sox 13-3 at a windy Wrigley Field
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Orphans 5th At South 7 Track Championships
May 17, 2025
Herrera drives in 4, Pallante works 7 strong innings as Cardinals beat Royals 10-3
May 17, 2025

National News

Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial day 9: Ventura spars with defense lawyers during final day of testimony
May 17, 2025
Woman found alive after being missing 3 weeks in California mountains speaks out
May 17, 2025
'The entire shoulder seems to have collapsed': New videos show initial response to sinkhole on I-80 in New Jersey
May 17, 2025
At least 23 dead as storms batter states from the Heartland to the East Coast
May 17, 2025
Families separated by Trump's 'zero-tolerance' policy at risk due to lapse in legal services, ACLU argues
May 17, 2025
Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial day 9: Ventura spars with defense lawyers during final day of testimony
May 17, 2025
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'No more Nottoway': Historic Louisiana plantation house destroyed in massive fire May 16, 2025
Over 70 million Americans on alert for severe weather, tornadoes May 16, 2025
10 men at large after escape from New Orleans jail, considered armed and dangerous: Sheriff's office May 16, 2025
Salman Rushdie stabber sentenced to 25 years for attempted murder May 16, 2025

National Sports

Scoreboard roundup -- 5/15/25
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Scoreboard roundup -- 5/14/25
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Scoreboard roundup -- 5/13/25
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Scoreboard roundup -- 5/12/25
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Business News

Consumer sentiment worsens despite Trump's rollback of tariffs, survey says
May 16, 2025
Inflation is dropping but these prices are still soaring
May 15, 2025
Winners of Trump's meme coin contest potentially include foreign investors
May 13, 2025
Inflation data to reveal impacts of Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs
May 13, 2025

Political News

Supreme Court maintains temporary block on Trump's Alien Enemies Act deportations
May 16, 2025
Republican hard-liners defy Trump, Johnson as mega-bill fails to advance
May 16, 2025
Trump blasts former FBI director James Comey over controversial Instagram post
May 16, 2025
Republican hardliners threaten to derail GOP bill encompassing Trump's agenda
May 15, 2025

World News

Pope Leo XIV to lead inaugural mass Sunday, thousands expected to gather
May 17, 2025
Several killed in Russian drone attack on Ukrainian bus after peace talks
May 17, 2025
From al-Qaeda to Syria's presidency, the rise of Ahmad al-Sharaa
May 17, 2025
Russia-Ukraine talks: Prisoner exchange agreed upon, Ukraine requests Putin-Zelenskyy meeting
May 16, 2025

Health News

Measles cases reach 1,024 in the US as infections confirmed in 30 states: CDC
May 16, 2025
Florida becomes 2nd state to ban fluoride from public drinking water
May 15, 2025
RFK Jr. says people should not take medical advice from him, defends HHS cuts during congressional hearings
May 14, 2025
US drug overdose deaths fell by nearly 27% last year, reaching lowest levels since 2019: CDC
May 14, 2025

Entertainment News

James Van Der Beek cast in 'Legally Blonde' prequel, 'Elle'
May 16, 2025
'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' taps Ralph Fiennes as President Snow
May 16, 2025
Michael J. Fox to make acting return in Apple TV+'s 'Shrinking'
May 16, 2025

Country Music News

Your only chance to see a Garth Brooks show in 2025
May 16, 2025
Tigirlily Gold brings the summer fun with 'Girls on Guys'
May 16, 2025
The reason Cody Johnson almost didn't take 'The Fall'
May 16, 2025
HARDY and Koe Wetzel are in the Outlaw beer business
May 16, 2025