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UNDATED (AP) - Second-ranked Baylor is set to resume its schedule next Tuesday following a six-game hiatus that started because of COVID-19 protocols. The Bears are scheduled to play Iowa State at hom...

UNDATED (AP) - The Washington Capitals ended a pair of streaks on Wednesday. The Capitals' 3-1 victory at Pittsburgh halts Washington's four-game skid and stops the Penguins' season-opening home winni...

Should You Consider Refinancing Your Mortgage? Market sees historic lows in mortgage rates. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources On July 16, mortgage giant Freddie Mac announced that the average...

As Ameren Illinois monitors the extremely cold temperatures and the impact on utility systems throughout the Midwest and in southern portions of the country, the company is asking its customers to tak...

Illinois State Police say a trooper providing a motorist assist had his squad car struck and was injured Tuesday morning during a crash on I-57 at milepost 87 south of Mt. Vernon. State Police say the...

State Police say no one was hurt in two crashes that occurred Tuesday morning in a construction zone in the southbound lanes of I-57 near the Dix exit. State Police say the first crash occurred when a...

Ronald H. Dahl, Jr. 59, native of Centralia, currently of Belleville passed away Friday, February 13, 2021 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville. Ronald attended Centralia High School and continued his e...

A rural Vernon family of five was left homeless by a fire that destroyed their mobile home early Monday evening. Patoka Fire Chief Blake Hyde says Dustin Howe was attempting to thaw a frozen water lin...

A Walnut Hill home was damaged in an electrical fire Monday afternoon. Centralia Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Ross Boshera says the fire was at the Barbara Nelms home at 402 Jefferson. He ...

Ameren Illinois officials say they have located a failed piece of equipment that brought down a major transmission line on Tuesday morning leaving more than 22,000 without power. Spokesperson Brian Br...