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Marion County Fair Junior and Senior Talent Show winners advance to state
Ella Douglas of Salem 2025 Miss Marion County Fair Queen
Jane Taylor Rose named 2025 Junior Miss Marion County
Louisville man in his sixth year touring the Midwest as MotoCross Pro
Marion County Fair Junior and Senior Talent Show winners advance to state
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Local News

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First look: 2025 Illinois State Fair butter cow unveiled
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Police Beat for Thursday, August 7th, 2025
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Blogs

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Local Sports

SCMS Opens Softball Season With No-Hit Win
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OBC Baseball Tournament Opens August 14
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Salem Recreation Softball & Sand Volleyball Results
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National News

Fox News moves to dismiss Gavin Newsom's defamation lawsuit
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Judge temporarily blocks further construction of 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center
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Several senior FBI leaders ousted without explanation, sources say
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2 troopers shot while responding to call in Pennsylvania: Police
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Teen missing for nearly 1 week after going on vacation in Florida, texts mom 'help' before disappearing: Family
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Fox News moves to dismiss Gavin Newsom's defamation lawsuit
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ICE detainee found hanging by neck in detention facility, agency says 10h ago
3 additional 9/11 victims have been identified, according to the New York City chief medical examiner's office 11h ago

National Sports

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Business News

Trump calls on Intel CEO to resign
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OpenAI releases GPT-5, the latest model fueling ChatGPT
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Trump's sweeping new tariffs take effect
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About 3,200 Boeing jet and weapons workers begin strike
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Political News

'I am Trump in high heels': Rep. Nancy Mace seeks Trump endorsement at South Carolina town hall
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How gerrymandering has reshaped the political map for red and blue states
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FBI granted request to locate fleeing Texas House Democrats, Sen. Cornyn says
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Trump orders new census excluding undocumented immigrants amid redistricting battles
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World News

Massive, 18-mile-long Patagonia glacier experiencing rapid ice loss for 1st time
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Netanyahu convenes security cabinet to discuss plans to occupy Gaza, official says
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Trump envoy Witkoff meets Putin in Moscow ahead of Ukraine ceasefire deadline
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Japan marks 80th anniversary of atomic bombing in Hiroshima
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Health News

CDC launches new national campaign to tackle mental health, substance use among teens
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Entertainment News

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Country Music News

Nashville notes: Charley Pride's Brook Benton tribute + Brett Young's Belfast stop
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Blue steel, Scotty style: McCreery covers 'Cigar & Spirits'
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How 'Kill the Lights' illuminated Luke Bryan's career
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