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Franklin Park Middle School Soars Over Annual Can Food Drive Goal

Salem City Council Gives Final Approval to Exhume Grave

Three Area Counties in Top Five for Wild Turkey Harvest

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Local News

Rural Kell Home Escapes Damage in Flue Fire

Marion County Board member resigns

Sandoval mobile home heavily damaged in early Tuesday morning fire

Central City approves new SRO contract, baseball field off-limits

Marion County Board still undecided on location for animal control facility

Indiana man arrested for entering home near I-57 south of Salem

Weather

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FYI

Temporary Closures on North Jefferson in Salem for Pavement Repairs

Burn Ban Lifted for All of Marion County

Trash pickup in Central City moving to roadways

West Ellis Street Railroad crossing in Central City remains closed until further notice

Blogs

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Local Sports

Wildcats Host Charleston Coming Off Quick, Blowout Win At Benton.....Stallions Even Record at 3-3...Prep Baseball Scores

Lady Cats Get No Hitter From Thurman in Blowout of TTown...Prep Softball Results

Lady Cats Back In Action At Effingham....SC Falls To Greenville....Prep Softball Scores

Lady Cats Honor Senior Laird & Show Well At First/Only Home Meet

National News

Honey bee colonies could face 70% losses in 2025, impacting agriculture

Appeals court rejects Trump bid to overturn Alien Enemies Act deportation block

'Nonsense': Atlantic editor-in-chief blasts Trump administration 'smokescreens' on Signal chat

Partial solar eclipse will be visible in these US states this weekend

El Salvador prison holding alleged Venezuelan gang members has been criticized for alleged abuses

Honey bee colonies could face 70% losses in 2025, impacting agriculture

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Mom describes moment man allegedly tried to kidnap her son in Walmart: 'We're tug-of-warring' 3h ago

Former US Attorney Jessica Aber suffered from epilepsy, family says 4h ago

'Demonic' sea lion reports spark concerns about toxic algae on California coast 5h ago

Handwritten notes found in Luigi Mangione's argyle socks at court, violating his 'special treatment': Prosecutors 5h ago

National Sports

Scoreboard roundup -- 3/25/25

11h ago

Boxing heavyweight champ George Foreman dies at 76

Mar 22, 2025

Asphyxiation ruled out as cause of death for former Yankees player Brett Gardner's son: Costa Rican National Police

Mar 25, 2025

Scoreboard roundup -- 3/24/25

Mar 25, 2025

Scoreboard roundup -- 3/23/25

Mar 24, 2025

Business News

Republicans accuse NPR, PBS of bias at House hearing; Democrats rebuke it as a partisan attack

6h ago

What could tariffs on April 2 mean for prices and the economy?

9h ago

Mega Millions says new rules will more than double jackpot value

10h ago

'It’s morally wrong': Construction industry advocates say accidents are being faked all over New York City

12h ago

Political News

Republicans raise concerns about Florida special election as candidates vie to replace Mike Waltz

1h ago

Atlantic story on Yemen chat reportedly showed rare instance of Vance breaking with Trump

1h ago

US projected to default this summer absent congressional action

4h ago

Supreme Court upholds federal regulations on ghost gun kits

7h ago

World News

Ukraine 'doesn't trust' Russia, Zelenskyy warns as strikes follow ceasefire progress

1h ago

Gaza protesters demand 'Hamas out' as Israel presses military campaign

5h ago

4 US Army soldiers go missing during training exercise in Lithuania, vehicle recovered

7h ago

3 skiers killed, including American, in large avalanche in Canada

11h ago

Health News

Measles case confirmed in DC, individual may have exposed others on Amtrak train

6h ago

Measles vaccinations are increasing in some areas hit hard by cases: Officials

11h ago

Texas measles outbreak grows to 327 cases with 18 confirmed infections over last 5 days: Officials

Mar 25, 2025

Measles cases linked to outbreak in Texas reach 309, surpassing nationwide total in 2024

Mar 21, 2025

Entertainment News

Luke Kirby stars in trailer for Amy Sherman-Palladino dance world comedy 'Étoile'

2h ago

Marvel announces star-studded cast of 'Avengers: Doomsday'

2h ago

Barry Jenkins will direct Zendaya in Ronnie Spector biopic

5h ago

Country Music News

Nashville notes: Lauren Alaina's 'Household' + Blake Shelton's road diaries

The countdown's on to #newmusic from Old Dominion

For Scotty McCreery, it's not the 'Fall of Summer,' it's a fall onstage

Take a trip to 'Mayberry' with Rascal Flatts & Blake Shelton Friday

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