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BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) - Joey Logano took the checkered flag for NASCAR's first Cup Series race at a dirt track in 50 years. Visibility was next to nothing during this Monday dust storm at Bristol Motor ...

UNDATED (AP) - Anthony Rizzo is cutting off talks with the Chicago Cubs on a new contract and is prepared to play the season as free agency looms after the World Series. The three-time All-Star first ...

UNDATED (AP) - The Kansas City Chiefs and defensive tackle Jarran Reed have agreed to a $5 million, one-year contract that could be worth up to $7 million. That gives the AFC champions another interio...

The Marion County Health Department has announced that anyone 16 and older is now eligible to sign up to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. The Pfizer vaccine is authorized for those 16 years and older...

A spokesperson for the Governor has indicated the state will not be quickly moving to the ‘Bridge Phase’ that would allow for a relaxation of crowd sizes. A growing number of COVID cases i...

Bond has been set at $100,000 for a 48-year-old Centralia man who faces six criminal charges following a Sunday morning stabbing at the Home Motel on West Noleman in Centralia. Dewayne Whipple of the ...

A 16-year-old Mt. Vernon juvenile boy is in custody after leading Jefferson County and Mt. Vernon Police on a lengthy chase that ended with all five of the occupants jumping out of the vehicle near Go...

A 50-year-old Salem man has been arrested for possession of methamphetamine following a traffic stop in the 400 block of East Locust Street in Salem. Larry Woodward of Cottonwood Drive was allegedly f...

A member of the South Central FFA has been named the State FFA Proficiency Winner in Turf Grass Management. Alec Langley is now eligible to compete in the National FFA Awards in July. He previously wo...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Before you toss trash out the car window while cruising down an Illinois highway, think of this: Taxpayers pay $6 million a year to clean it up. The Illinois Department of Tra...