Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Lowry, Heat battle back to beat Hornets 111-107 in 2OT
UNDATED (AP) - Kyle Lowry scored 12 of his 25 points after regulation and the Miami Heat entered the All-Star break tied for the Eastern Conference lead, rallying to beat the Charlotte Hornets 111-107...
WJBD Staff Feb 18, 2022

Barzal, Dobson lead Islanders to 4-1 victory against Bruins....NHL fines Predators coach $25k for inappropriate conduct
UNDATED (AP) - Noah Dobson and Mathew Barzal each scored and had an assist, helping the New York Islanders snap a three-game skid with a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins. Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves, Jea...
WJBD Staff Feb 18, 2022

Arizona beats Oregon State
UNDATED (AP) - Azuolas Tubelis scored 22 points, Bennedict Mathurin added 20 and No. 3 Arizona pulled away in the second half to beat Oregon State 83-69 Thursday night. The Wildcats have won seven str...
WJBD Staff Feb 18, 2022

NFL holds diversity meeting
UNDATED (AP) - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and a few team owners and executives met with civil rights leaders who urged the league to make drastic changes to its hiring practices to improve diversi...
WJBD Staff Feb 18, 2022 U.S. Department of Agriculture / CC

Greg Biffle races into Daytona 500 after 5-year hiatus
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Former NASCAR Cup Series regular Greg Biffle is returning to the Daytona 500 for the first time since 2016. He agreed to drive for a start-up team, New York Racing, and race...
WJBD Staff Feb 18, 2022 Ross Harmes / CC

Governor says mask mandate still in effect for schools not covered by court order
Governor JB Pritzker says Illinois school children and staff should still be wearing a mask. Despite a legislative commission voting down a new school mask emergency rule Tuesday, the Governor says th...
WJBD Staff Feb 17, 2022

Believe It or DON'T
Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1876, Julius Wolff was credited with being the first to can sardines. Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1992, convicted serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced t...
WJBD Staff Feb 17, 2022

South Central School District to remain mask recommended
South Central School District will remain mask recommended for all students to follow the temporary restraining order issued by a Sangamon County Judge against the district and 140 others around the s...
WJBD Staff Feb 17, 2022

Region hit by heavy rain; sleet and snow still to come
More than two inches of rain fell overnight through seven this morning in both Salem and Centralia sending many low lying roads underwater. The rain will eventually change over to sleet and snow. As a...
WJBD Staff Feb 17, 2022

Salem Recycling Center to no longer always be available
Keep Salem Beautiful has announced they will only be able to empty the recycling trailer at the Centralia Clean and Green Facility only two days a week instead of three days for the foreseeable future...
WJBD Staff Feb 17, 2022 Keep Salem Beautiful recycling trailer.
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