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Marion County continues to look for a permanent animal control facility
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Marion County continues to look for a permanent animal control facility
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Local News

Kaskaskia College and predecessor celebrate 85th Anniversary at Graduation
19h ago
Theme selected for this year's Centralia Halloween Parade
19h ago
Salem Community High School seniors lauded for accomplishments during graduation
19h ago
Keep Salem Beautiful volunteers clean Bryan Memorial Park
20h ago
Centralia High School honors graduating Class of 2025
19h ago
Kell dedicates Veterans Memorial
20h ago

Weather

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FYI

Brick Hill Road to close Thursday
Temporary Closures on North Jefferson in Salem for Pavement Repairs
Perkins Street Railroad Crossing REOPENED
Part of South Hotze Road REOPENED following emergency bridge repairs
Community Beach Road closed to through traffic from Farthing to Odin Road

Blogs

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Local Sports

Wildcats Host Mattoon Today For Senior Day....Orphans Beat Collinsville, Host Freeburg Today
4h ago
Small School Softball Regionals Get Underway
5h ago
Small School Baseball Regionals
5h ago
Lady Wildcats Battle a Bigger Cause At Tully On Monday
5h ago

National News

2 students dead at University of Wisconsin-Platteville after 'incident' in residence hall
1h ago
Severe weather possible for Kentucky, Tennessee areas already pummeled by tornadoes
1h ago
Burglars break in to Anthony Anderson's LA home: Sources
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New Orleans jail employee arrested, accused of helping mass escape of inmates
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11-year-old boy accidentally shot to death by sibling inside of their home
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2 students dead at University of Wisconsin-Platteville after 'incident' in residence hall
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Florida man shoots neighbor's cow 5 times after it wandered onto his property 6h ago
Inner circle members give testimony as 2nd week of Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial gets underway 7h ago
Menendez brothers' post-resentencing parole hearing delayed by 2 months 7h ago
Palm Springs bombing suspect appears to have posted bomb tests on YouTube 7h ago

National Sports

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Business News

Stocks slide after Moody's downgrades US debt
May 19, 2025
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

Political News

Trump to unveil plans for US missile defense shield that could cost billions
1h ago
Rep. LaMonica McIver charged by DOJ over incident with ICE agents
1h ago
Appeals court sides with Venezuelan man seeking return to US from El Salvador
7h ago
Why Biden may not have known about his 'aggressive' prostate cancer until recently
7h ago

World News

Iran leader casts doubt on US nuclear talks, saying Tehran won't stop enrichment
6h ago
Russia attacks Ukraine with drones as Trump lauds Putin phone call
6h ago
Evidence of 30-foot ancient sea monster found in Mississippi
7h ago
Family of Hamas hostage Edan Alexander recall dramatic Gaza release
May 19, 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
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Entertainment News

'Zootopia 2' teaser trailer shows Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps solving a new case
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Conan O'Brien cast as new character in 'Toy Story 5'
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Jennifer Lawrence opens up about postpartum: 'It's extremely isolating'
2h ago

Country Music News

The Seeker + the SongTeller: Dolly Parton teases new hotel at Country Music Hall of Fame
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Eli Young Band's keeping 'Strange Hours' on new single, album + tour
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Luke Bryan squeezes in a California first as he wraps 'American Idol'
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Kelsea Ballerini's 'Baggage' is packed and she's heading for Charleston
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