Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Bond set at $200,000 for Mt. Vernon man charged with 10 counts of child pornography
Bond was set at $200,000 in Jefferson County Court Wednesday for a 26-year-old Mt. Vernon man charged with ten counts of possession of child pornography. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Detectiv...
May 26, 2022 Jacob Higgins
Kinmundy man faces felony resisting arrest charge after officer is injured
A 19-year-old Kinmundy man has been charged in Marion County Court with felony resisting arrest and criminal trespass to land following an incident outside Lynnwood Estates on Roddy Road in Salem Tues...
May 26, 2022
Missoula Children's Theatre returning to Salem Theatre next month following two year COVID absence
The Missoula Children's Theatre Camp is returning to the Salem Community Theatre following a two-year absence due to COVID-19 restrictions. Applications are now being taken for the camp and their prod...
May 26, 2022 kaykaybarrie / CC
Chicago-area man gets year in prison for throwing explosive
CHICAGO (AP) - A suburban Chicago man who admitted throwing an explosive at police during a violent demonstration in June 2020 has been sentenced to one year in federal prison. Twenty-one-year-old Chr...
May 26, 2022 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC
Ex-Illinois House leader Arroyo sentenced for bribery scheme
CHICAGO (AP) - A former Democratic leader in the Illinois House has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for his role in a bribery scheme. Luis Arroyo was handed a 57-month sentence by U.S. D...
May 26, 2022
North Clay Cruises To Sectional Finals Will Get NTC Rival St Anthony OR Windsor/Stew Stras....Baseball Roundup
The North Clay Cardinals improved to 29-6 by winning their Effingham Sectional semifinal yesterday beating Okaw Valley 13-3 in 6 innings. The Cards got on the board early with 5 runs in their first tw...
May 26, 2022 Kristina Weidner Photography
Softball Post Season Continues
In 2a softball sectional semifinals yesterday at Gillespie it was Newton leading Freeburg 1-0 when they were rained out and will finish the game this afternoon. Also today at Carterville, Pinckneyvill...
May 26, 2022
Salem Softball & Soccer Hand Out End Of Year Awards
The Salem softball team handed out their end of the season awards last night. Very Bass was named the Varsity Lady Wildcat honoree, Ally Roberts was Best Defensive, Lilly Blagoue was the MVP and Batti...
May 26, 2022
RLC's Wesselmann Signs To Play Beach Volleyball At McKendree
Rend Lake College 2022 graduate Abby Wesselmann signed her national leter of intent to play beach volleyball for McKendree University. For the past 2 years, Wesselmann has been a top performing defens...
May 26, 2022
Girls Coach Pitch At Little League Complex From Wednesday
In girls coach pitch softball at the Little League Complex, Allstate Insurance beat Landers 15-2. Abbi Haines, Gwen Goostree, Julianna Rushing, Alexis Henseler, Madison Pryor, Adalyn Reynolds all had ...
May 26, 2022
