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Illinois State Police say I-39 south of El Paso remains closed Friday following a multi-vehicle crash involving 19 commercial motor vehicles and nine passenger vehicles. Numerous other vehicles slid o...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An appeals court has dismissed an appeal of a judge's ruling that invalidated the Illinois governor's requirement that masks be worn in schools to prevent the spread of COVID-...

The boys post season will begin tomorrow with regional action around the state. In 2a tomorrow, Columbia hosts Wesclin, Marshall at Flora, Freeburg hosts Althoff, Roxana is at Hillsboro, Vandalia take...

The Salem 2a girls regional title game was postponed yesterday because of the bad weather. The game featuring top-seed Teutopolis taking on Robinson will be tonight starting at 7pm. Before the game th...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Jeff Gordon has fit in just fine in his new job at Hendrick Motorsports. He is the new vice chairman and the second-ranking team official to 72-year-old owner Rick Hendrick....

St. Louis Blues (28-14-6, third in the Central) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (32-12-3, third in the Atlantic) Toronto; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Auston Matthews leads Toronto into a matchup with St...

UNDATED (AP) - Rutgers is the hottest team in the Big Ten with four straight wins - all over opponents ranked in the Top 25. The Scarlet Knights put their streak on the line Sunday at No. 5 Purdue in ...

BEIJING (AP) - Eileen Gu has captured gold in the women's ski halfpipe final to become the first action-sports athlete to earn three medals at the same Winter Olympics. Gu warmed up with a score of 93...

BEIJING (AP) - International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has criticized Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's (val-YAY'-vah) entourage for their "tremendous coldness" toward the 15-year-o...

Fed Gives Clear Signal About Interest Rates Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources   The Federal Reserve met in mid-January, and clarified its position on monetary policy, providing the clear...