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A 37-year-old Odin man has been charged in Marion County Court with aggravated battery. Dustin Meseke of Farthing Road is accused of striking another inmate in the face with his hand during an alterca...

15th District Congresswoman Mary Miller has issued an apology about remarks she made at a recent Moms for America event in Washington, DC where she quoted Adolf Hitler. Miller says the comments were m...

Salem Police have arrested a 53-year-old Salem man on two counts of violation of the sex offender registration act. Roger Johnston of North College allegedly failed to register a social media account....

Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1904, the distress signal “CQD” was established. Two years later “SOS” became the radio distress signal because it was quicker to send by wir...

Centralia Fire Chief John Lynch says fire damage in the city during 2020 totaled $624,770 with total property saved estimated at nearly $1.9-million. Another $2.5-million of property at risk was prote...

State Senator Jason Plummer has been named as Assistant Republican Leader on the Senate’s Republican Leadership Team for the upcoming 102nd General Assembly. Plummer says he’s excited and ...

Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Executive Director Craig Anderson, members of the IHSA staff, and Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) staff members met virtually with Illinois Depart...

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Kofi Cockburn scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half, and No. 12 Illinois rallied to beat Northwestern 81-56. Cockburn also had 12 rebounds in his eighth double-double of ...

CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - Marvin Johnson had a career-high 22 points as Eastern Illinois defeated Murray State 74-68. Chico Carter Jr. led the Racers with 15 points.

Garza leads Hawkeyes UNDATED (AP) - Luka Garza showed why he's the AP preseason men's basketball player of the year by dominating the first half of Iowa's game at Maryland. Luka Garza scored 17 of his...