Author Archives: WJBD Staff

The Salem City Council has agreed to pay DBS Disposal the full one-dollar surcharge per household they were seeking due to rising costs. However, they elected not to make the full surcharge retroactiv...

Corn planting is nearly complete in Illinois. After nearly six days suitable for fieldwork this past week, 95% of corn acres have been planted says crop statistician Mark Schleusener. "That is even wi...

Salem Police Chief Sean Reynolds will retire on August 19th following a 27-year law enforcement career all at the Salem Police Department. Reynolds received a standing ovation when making the announce...

Planes were in the sky above Salem this weekend as the annual aerobatics competition was underway at Leckrone Airfield. About a dozen pilots flew in for the competition, including Brooks Mershon from ...

There have been additional calls for action on gun control in the wake of shootings in places like Uvalde, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma. US Senator Dick Durbin is the latest to speak about weapons like ...

Both drivers received minor injuries but declined hospital treatment following a two vehicle crash Friday afternoon on US 50 at Bannister Road east of Salem. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say 64-ye...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A federal appeals court has upheld the eight-year prison sentence given to an environmental activist who tried to sabotaged the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Jess...

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - A load of frozen pies has been damaged after a semitrailer hauling them rolled over southwest of Chicago. State police say the truck was westbound on Interstate 80 near Joliet at a...

The 3a baseball Super Sectionals were held yesterday. Chatham Glenwood shutout Triad 3-0 at Millikin to win a trip to the state final four at the Duly Health & Care Field in Joliet where they will...

In 3a softball Super Sectionals held at Millikin University in Decatur yesterday, Mahomet Seymour knocked off Highland 4-1 to advance to the state final four this weekend at Louisville Slugger Stadium...