×
Register for the WJBD Bracket Challenge here!
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
Register for the WJBD Bracket Challenge here!
See Feature 0
See Feature 1
See Feature 2
See Feature 3

Local News

Enhanced Chance of Severe Weather Sunday afternoon
22h ago
Downed power line causes grass fire next to Salem home
Mar 29, 2025
Police Beat for Sunday, March 30th, 2025
23h ago
Police Beat for Saturday, March 29th, 2025
Mar 29, 2025
South Carolina trucker killed; four injured in separate crashes on I-64
Mar 29, 2025
Salem Mayor positive about city's direction in State of the City Message
Mar 28, 2025

Weather

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

Believe It or DON'T
Believe It or DON'T On this da...
Mar 27, 2025
Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic
1. Shell Oil Company got the n...
Mar 19, 2025
Believe It or DON'T
Believe It or DON'T On this da...
Mar 13, 2025

Local Sports

Illinois Top Times Results for Area Athletes
1h ago
Germantown, Massac County & Pinckneyville Win SIJHSAA State Volleyball Titles
1h ago
Salem Soccer Beats Olney, Heads To Mater Dei Today....Centralia at Pinckneyville
1h ago ArturVerkhovetskiy / Depositphotos.com
Germantown, Massac County & Pinckneyville Win SIJHSAA State Volleyball Titles
1h ago

National News

2 dead in Miami bus shooting, according to police
3h ago
Massive South Carolina wildfire jumps border, spreads into North Carolina
3h ago
Silver Fire in California spreads to 1,000 acres, prompts evacuations
3h ago
400,000 without power as Midwest battered by severe weather
3h ago
Documents appear to show how Trump admin identifies Venezuelan gang members: ACLU
3h ago
2 dead in Miami bus shooting, according to police
3h ago
See Feature 1See Feature 2See Feature 3See Feature 4See Feature 5
Man strikes Tesla counter-protester with vehicle in Idaho, police say Mar 30, 2025
The 'Blaze Star' hasn't exploded yet, but it could soon Mar 29, 2025
Tornado threat issued for Midwest as severe storms move through country Mar 29, 2025
Deportation halted for Tufts student whose visa Rubio says was revoked due to activism Mar 29, 2025

National Sports

Scoreboard roundup -- 3/30/25
2h ago
Scoreboard roundup -- 3/25/25
Mar 26, 2025
Scoreboard roundup -- 3/27/25
Mar 28, 2025
Son of former Yankees player Brett Gardner honored at opening day after his mysterious death in Costa Rica
Mar 27, 2025
Scoreboard roundup -- 3/26/25
Mar 27, 2025

Business News

Markets jittery as Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs loom
2h ago
Musk hands out $1M checks after efforts to block the giveaways in court are rejected
3h ago
Inflation held steady in February, according to Fed's preferred gauge
Mar 28, 2025
US stocks tick up in 1st trading since Trump's auto tariffs announced
Mar 27, 2025

Political News

Trump officials' Signal chat 'could have ended with lost American lives': Sen. Warner
Mar 30, 2025
Southwest border mission has cost $330M so far -- with over $40M for Guantanamo Bay alone: Sources
Mar 29, 2025
Emotional Education Department 'clap-outs' celebrate departed federal employees
Mar 29, 2025
Trump weighs in on House special election races in Florida as GOP fights to keep majority
Mar 28, 2025

World News

Desperate search for survivors continues in Bangkok high-rise collapse from 7.7 quake
3h ago
Zelenskyy urges 'tough' Russia measures after Trump shows frustration with Putin
3h ago
Iran rejects Trump's request for direct nuclear negotiations, state media reports
Mar 30, 2025
Ukraine accuses Russia of war crime for 'deliberate' strike on hospital
Mar 30, 2025

Health News

Utah becomes 1st state to ban fluoride in drinking water
Mar 28, 2025
Measles outbreak in Texas is spreading beyond the Mennonite community: Officials
Mar 28, 2025
Michigan resident dies of rabies after undergoing organ transplant in Ohio: Officials
Mar 27, 2025
Measles case confirmed in DC, individual may have exposed others on Amtrak train
Mar 26, 2025

Entertainment News

In brief: 'Stranger Things' stage play documentary trailer and more
1h ago
Good job: Jason Statham's 'A Working Man' tops weekend box office
3h ago
Richard Chamberlain, star of 'Shōgun,' 'Dr. Kildare' and 'The Thorn Birds,' dead at 90
23h ago

Country Music News

You can blame his mama for the 'Springsteen-ness' of Jackson Dean
3h ago
Nashville notes: Alabama's Live in '25 + Tucker Wetmore's 'Casino'
Mar 28, 2025
Maren Morris gives fans a taste of 'DREAMSICLE'
Mar 28, 2025
'Bar None': Jordan Davis keeps score with new single
Mar 28, 2025