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New Year's Bowl Games Wrap-Up: Tide thump Irish for CFP championship game berth
UNDATED (AP) - Alabama will make another trip to the CFP championship game, thanks in part to a pair of Heisman Trophy finalists. The Crimson Tide's opponent will be Ohio State, which made a big state...
News Jan 02, 2021

Mavs thump Heat
UNDATED (AP) - Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks were able to elevate their game following a 19-point home loss to Orlando. Doncic had season highs of 27 points and 14 rebounds for his first double...
News Jan 02, 2021

Players fined following Mavs-Hornets scrum
NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA has fined three players a total of $85,000 for their roles in an altercation during Wednesday's game between Charlotte and Dallas. The Mavericks' James Johnson was fined $40,00...
News Jan 02, 2021

NFL News: Packers lose Bakhtiari for season
UNDATED (AP) - Green Bay Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari will miss the rest of the season after the three-time Pro Bowl selection injured his knee in practice Thursday. The injury comes six w...
News Jan 02, 2021

Four more South Central Illinois residents die from COVID-19 related causes
The Illinois Department of Public Health New Year’s Day reported 157 more COVID-19 related deaths including four in South Central Illinois. Three of the deaths were in Jefferson County, females ...
News Jan 01, 2021

Several new state laws take effect January 1st, including one to protect stalking and sexual assault victims
A new state law will further protect victims of stalking and sexual assault. Illinois’ Address Confidentiality Program is currently only available to survivors of domestic violence. But a law ta...
News Jan 01, 2021

Fatal Metro-East Crash blamed on icy road conditions; no injuries in three Marion County crashes
State Police say a 38-year-old Swansea man was struck and killed as a result of crashes on Interstate 255 near Collinsville in St. Clair County blamed on icy road conditions early Friday morning. The ...
News Jan 01, 2021

Police Beat for Friday, January 1st, 2021
A 36-year-old Irvington man was arrested by Centralia Police on Thursday for alleged violation of an order of protection. Brian Schwartz of Pine Street was taken to the Marion County Jail. The Marion ...
News Jan 01, 2021

Thousands of cannabis cases expunged due to legalization
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced the forgiveness and expungement of about half a million criminal cannabis cases. Pritzker said Thursday he issued pardons for 9,210 low-level c...
News Jan 01, 2021

Chicago ends 2020 with 769 homicides as gun violence surges
CHICAGO (AP) - The year 2020 ended in Chicago with more homicides than in all but one year in more than two decades. Police on Friday reported that there were 769 homicides compared with 495 in 2019. ...
News Jan 01, 2021
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