Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Quintana wins in St. Louis debut, Cardinals sweep DH vs Cubs
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Newly acquired Jos Quintana won in his debut with St. Louis, Tyler O'Neill and Nolan Arenado homered and the Cardinals beat Chicago 7-2, completing a doubleheader sweep of the Cubs. T...
WJBD Staff Aug 05, 2022

NASCAR's Kyle Busch, family escape Mall of America shooting
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) - Two-time NASCAR champion Kyle Busch and his family safely escaped the Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis after someone fired shots. Bloomington police say no one was inj...
WJBD Staff Aug 05, 2022 Zach Catanzareti Photo / CC

Raiders give McDaniels happy homecoming, beat Jaguars 27-11
CANTON, Ohio (AP) - Josh Jacobs and rookie Zamir White ran well on a rain-soaked field and the Raiders routed Jacksonville 27-11 in the Hall of Fame game Thursday night, spoiling coach Doug Pederson's...
WJBD Staff Aug 05, 2022 Jessica Merz / CC
London Calling: Cubs-Cardinals set for London in June 2023
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball plans to return to London next year for the first time since 2019. The league says the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs will play a two-game series on June 24...
WJBD Staff Aug 05, 2022

HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese Partners with Gateway Foundation Offering Patients Substance Abuse, Treatment and Recovery Program
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese has launched a substance abuse, treatment and recovery program, provided in conjunction with Gateway Foundation. It will be available to patients in the emergency dep...
WJBD Staff Aug 04, 2022 HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese.

Washington County included in Disaster Proclamation as a result of flooding last week
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency have approved an Illinois Disaster Proclamation for the severe weather and flooding that hit both Washington and St. Clair County last...
WJBD Staff Aug 04, 2022

Tyson Foods to expand Caseyville facility; add 250 jobs
Governor JB Pritzker joined Tyson Foods, Inc. in breaking ground Wednesday for a $180-million expansion of their Caseyville plant in the Metro-East. The expansion will result in 250 new jobs. The new ...
WJBD Staff Aug 04, 2022 The Governor joins State Legislators and Tyson officials in the official groundbreaking for the Tyson Foods expansion in Caseyville in the Metro East

Police Beat for Thursday, August 4th, 2022
Salem Police arrested a 39-year-old Salem man for possession of methamphetamine after he allegedly dropped a baggie of what field tested as the drug on the floor of a Salem business on Wednesday. With...
WJBD Staff Aug 04, 2022

Marion County 4H Auction a record breaker
The Marion County 4H Auction set a record Wednesday night when auction bids for the first time topped the $100,000 mark...$101,200 to be exact. Auction officials say an increase in animals auctioned, ...
WJBD Staff Aug 04, 2022 4H members show their animals earlier in the week.

Governor announces plans for renovation of Rend Lake Resort
Governor JB Pritzker is announcing funding for the long-awaited renovation of Rend Lake Resort in southern Illinois. The resort opened in the 90s but was shuttered in 2016 after mold was found in seve...
WJBD Staff Aug 04, 2022 File photo: Rend Lake Resort
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