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CHICAGO (AP) - A judge has thrown out nine more felony drug convictions who were framed by a disgraced former Chicago police sergeant who spent years arresting people he planted drugs on dozens of oth...

Gerald "Pete" Peterson, 81, of Centralia, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2021, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in O'Fallon. Pete served in the U.S Air Force during the Vietnam War as an airplane mecha...

Salem Bowl hosted the middle school match on Friday as Franklin Park welcomed Spring Garden. The Bobcats were dominant winning with a 2-game total of 1612. Silas Moats finished top of the heap with a ...

Its 4 straight wins for the Salem Lady Wildcats as they knocked off visiting Woodlawn last night 62-51. The Lady Cats took a 23-11 lead after the opening quarter led by Malia Harris who scored 10 of h...

The Salem Wildcats are in action today with a newly added game on their schedule. The Wildcats will host Mt Carmel. The varsity contest is scheduled for an 11:30 start and Toby Gullion will have the p...

In middle school volleyball, Patoka beat Altamont Lutheran by a pair of 25-22 scores. Kaytlyn Bates had 13 points and Camryn Phelps added 7 for Patoka. Brookelynn Hill added 5 kills with Raegan Parmen...

The KC men and women return to action today for home games with Lincoln Trail. The day begins with Jay Jenkins and the Blue Angels taking on the Lady Statesmen at 1pm. That game can be watched on the ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - All-Star Joel Embiid scored a career-high 50 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 112-105 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Embiid added 17 rebounds, five assists, four blocks ...

UNDATED (AP) - Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic allowed the Denver Nuggets to end a two-game skid. Murray pumped in a career-high 50 points and Jokic had a triple-double as the Nuggets handed the Cavalie...

UNDATED (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes will carry a 11-3-1 record into Saturday's big Central Division matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Hurricanes scored three times in the third period of a ...