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Three people were taken to the hospital for treatment following a two-vehicle crash early Friday night on Richview Road at the Boyd Lane intersection. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies say a c...

The fifth and sixth-grade teacher at St. Mary’s Grade School in Centralia is the WJBD-WSIQ teacher of the week. Maria Pryor was nominated for doing a fantastic job of keeping kids engaged and on...

Firefighters from four area fire departments participate in a live-fire drill where two buildings on Wilson Street were burned. Photo by Tim Ferguson. Firefighters from four area fire departments gath...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The next time you're in a blinding snowstorm but can clearly see the traffic signal ahead, thank the producers of "The Coolest Thing Made in Illinois." The Self-Regulating Tra...

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(Photo by Sam Snodsmith) The Salem soccer team is coming off a 7-0 wins at Harrisburg over the weekend. Griffin Snodsmith had the first goal and 3 assists in the win. Carter Wilson had a hat-trick. Al...

The Salem 10-u Wildcats improved to 3-1 on the year after their sweep of Flora yesterday at the Little League Complex. Salem won the opener 15-5. Jared Crompton and Owen Tennyson drove in a pair each ...

The KC Blue Devils fell to 10-9 overall and 7-8 in the Region with their home loss to 22nd ranked Vincennes 69-58. Chauncey Hughes led KC with 14, Shomari Tillett added 12 and Payton Sheen finished wi...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Gonzaga remains in line for an historic season after advancing in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The first overall seed continued its march toward perfection with a 83-65 ro...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Phoenix Suns were able to improve to 31-14 despite shooting 35% in the finale of their road trip. Devin Booker poured in 35 points and the Suns finished 3-1 on their southea...