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CHICAGO (AP) - DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 50 points and the Chicago Bulls rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 135-130 in overtime. DeRozan finished two points shy of his career high. The ...

UNDATED (AP) - The Milwaukee Bucks are within a half-game of Miami for the NBA's Eastern Conference lead, and with a game in hand on the Heat. Giannis Antetokounmpo became the Bucks' all-time scoring ...

UNDATED (AP) - The Florida Panthers are on the verge of a Stanley Cup playoff berth after picking up their team-record 28th home win. Sergei Bobrovsky posted his third shutout of the season by making ...

UNDATED (AP) - The Kansas City Royals have exercised their club option on Mike Matheny for the 2023 season. The move eliminates any uncertainty over whether their manager will remain with the club aft...

UNDATED (AP) - A number of college basketball stars have entered their names in the NBA draft. Purdue's Jaden Ivey averaged 17 points, five rebounds and three assists per game and was named to The Ass...

Split Decision: Who Joins the Dow 30? Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources   You may have heard that both Amazon and Alphabet recently announced stock splits. But what you may have missed i...

Heavy rains fell across parts of South Central Illinois late Wednesday afternoon causing some low lying roads to flood. The Salem Water Plant recorded 1.88 inches of rain and the Centralia Water Treat...

Centralia Police arrested all three occupants of a car following a traffic stop on Wednesday. The driver, 42-year-old Mindy Callahan of North Walnut in Centralia, was arrested for driving on a suspend...

The City of Centralia is warning residents about a phone scam targeting residents and water utility customers. Residents have reported receiving various phone calls regarding high water usage, disconn...

Salem Township Hospital President Alex Nazarian says a $200,000 renovation of the emergency room entrance to the hospital is scheduled to begin on Monday. Nazarian says traffic flow into the ER has be...