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NHL Wrap-up: Landeskog scores 200th goal, Avalanche rout Blues 8-0
DENVER (AP) - Gabriel Landeskog scored two goals to reach 200 for his career, helping the Colorado Avalanche rebound from an opening-night loss with an 8-0 rout of the St. Louis Blues. Nathan MacKinno...
Jan 16, 2021
NBA Wrap-Up: Oklahoma beats the Chicago Bulls, 127 to 125 in OT
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a career-high 33 points and 10 assists to help Oklahoma City beat the Chicago Bulls and former Thunder coach Billy Donovan 127-125 in overtime. Oklahom...
Jan 16, 2021
Southern Illinois Region gets to lift some COVID-19 mitigations
The Southern Illinois Region that includes Marion, Jefferson, and Wayne Counties and two others in North-Central and Northern Illinois are now able to lift a few COVID-19 mitigations, but no indoor se...
Jan 15, 2021
Marion County reports 31 new COVID-19 cases; two deaths in Jefferson County
The Marion County Health Department reported 31 new cases of COVID-19, but no additional deaths on Friday. Statewide, there were 6,642 new cases and 123 additional deaths. Two of the deaths were in Je...
Jan 15, 2021
Centralia High School students select May Fete Court; how the event will proceed uncertain
Centralia May Fete Court (left to right from top to bottom): Cameron Tomlianovich and John Veller Freshman Escorts; Brock Milburn and Easton True Junior Escorts; Eli Barrow (Blake Lammers not pictured...
Jan 15, 2021
Seven arrested on felony drug charges in Mt. Vernon on Thursday
Three separate incidents in Mt. Vernon on Thursday led to a total of seven drug arrests. Three Mt. Vernon residents were arrested on gun and weapon charges after a search warrant was executed on a hom...
Jan 15, 2021
Kansas City, Illinois sue ATF over arms manufacturer license
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Kansas City and the state of Illinois are suing the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for granting a license to an arms manufacturer that had gone bankr...
Jan 15, 2021
Pilot makes emergency landing on median of I-57 south of Marion
MARION, Ill. (AP) - State police say the pilot of a more than 60-year-old plane successfully landed the vintage aircraft onto a southern Illinois highway's median after it lost engine power. The pilot...
Jan 15, 2021
2021 01/20 - Anita Flanagan
Anita Flanagan, 56, of Sandoval, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2021, at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Anita was the unifier and peacekeeper of the family. She was a strong believ...
Jan 15, 2021
2021 01/20 - Phyllis Randall
Phyllis Randall, 95, of Centralia, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Centralia Manor in Centralia, IL. Phyllis was a member of the Greenview Christian Church in Centralia and enjoyed spending ...
Jan 15, 2021
