Author Archives: WJBD Staff

UNDATED (AP) - White Sox slugger Andrew Vaughn has been diagnosed with a hip pointer and could return to game action in one to two weeks. Vaughn feared the worst when got hurt making a diving catch on...

Centralia Police arrested a 23-year-old city man on Monday on a Jefferson County warrant charging two Class X offenses of predatory criminal sexual assault to a victim under 13. Adam Prusz made his fi...

Salem Police say one person was injured in a three vehicle crash on West Main Street at South Franklin Street late Tuesday afternoon. Police report a pickup truck driven by a 17-year-old Sandoval male...

The Illinois State Police is set to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The State Police began April 1, 1922 with a Director and eight highway patrolmen. The mission originally was to protect new roads f...

Two Salem men have been sentenced in Marion County Court for failure to report a change of an address for a sex offender. 53-year-old Christopher Phillips of England Road was sentenced to 30 months pr...

A 28-year-old Vandalia woman has been sentenced in Marion County Court to two years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of less than five grams of methamphetamine. Joeitta Mansker of West Ed...

Marion County Sheriff's Deputies report two 16-year-old male juveniles from Salem declined hospital treatment for apparent minor injuries following a rollover crash Tuesday night on Charleston Road no...

Salem Township Hospital President Alex Nazarian says the annual $37.7-million budget passed by the hospital board on Tuesday has a projected net profit of $1.1-million dollars. He says that is down si...

The Salem Wildcats fell to 2-6 overall and dropped their Cahokia Conference opener falling at Breese Central 14-4. Central scored in every inning and the Cats committed 6 errors that led to 10 unearne...

The Salem Lady Cats dropped their Cahokia opener at Breese falling 4-2. Lilly Blagoue struck out 7 in her conference pitching debut. She doubled along with Avery Bass and Ally Roberts. Bre Thurman and...