Author Archives: WJBD Staff
"Legal tampering period" dealing begins
UNDATED (AP) - Let the dealing begin - if mostly unofficial. The NFL's "legal tampering period" in free agency began Monday with a slew of deals even as many teams released veterans to clear salary ca...
Mar 15, 2022 Mark Morgan / CC
Maple Leafs' Matthews suspended 2 games for cross-checking
NEW YORK (AP) - Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews has been suspended two games for cross-checking Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin in the neck during the Heritage Classic outdoor game Su...
Mar 15, 2022
Nets fined $50K for letting Irving in locker room
UNDATED (AP) - The NBA has fined the Brooklyn Nets $50,000 letting Kyrie Irving into their locker room during a game in which he was unable to play because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19. Irvin...
Mar 15, 2022
Top seeds are 1-4 in final AP poll
UNDATED (AP) - Gonzaga will head into the NCAA Tournament exactly where it ended up in the final AP Top 25 - right on top, landing at No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 for the second straight year. The nex...
Mar 15, 2022
Mt. Vernon man being held on multiple no bond warrants and new drug offenses
Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson says an investigation into suspicious activity by two men near Blue Goose Liquor led to one being arrested on multiple no bond warrants and drug charges. 29-year-old...
Mar 14, 2022
Name of Fairfield man found dead over weekend released
Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation has identified the 27-year-old Fairfield man found dead Saturday morning near the 600 block of Southeast 4th Street in Fairfield. The man is Tr...
Mar 14, 2022
Police Beat for Monday, March 14th, 2022
Centralia Police arrested 38-year-old Steven Cody of South Pine in Centralia for possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. He was taken into custody when police were investigating a suspic...
Mar 14, 2022
Marion County Sheriff's Department investigates burglary and motor vehicle theft
The Marion County Sheriff's Department is investigating a burglary to a garage in the 300 block of Route 37 in Kell. Tools and miscellaneous items were reported missing. Sheriff's deputies are investi...
Mar 14, 2022
Police: Boy accidentally shoots, kills mom in Chicago suburb
DOLTON, Ill. (AP) - Police say a 3-year-old boy accidentally shot his mother to death as the family was sitting in their car in a suburban Chicago supermarket parking lot. The woman was shot Saturday ...
Mar 14, 2022 Tom Britt / CC
Centralia City Council to look at eight home demolitions and new liquor license
The Centralia City Council Monday night will be asked to move forward on the demolition of eight more substandard homes if improvements are not made. The Community Development Department is recommendi...
Mar 14, 2022
