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Illinois State Police say a standoff with a subject of interest in a fatal shooting in Greenville Thursday night ended peacefully early Friday morning. Both Greenville Police and Illinois State Police...

The Marion County Health Department will be restarting their FIT (colon cancer screening) program. Marion County Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says getting screened for colorectal can...

Salem Mayor Nic Farley will deliver the State of the City Message next Thursday before a Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon meeting. Chamber Executive Director Jessiycka Coleman says F...

A 31-year-old Centralia man has been arrested on an outstanding felony failure to appear warrant and a new charge of resisting arrest. Cameron Jones of South Perrine Street was taken to the Marion Cou...

CHICAGO (AP) - Former "Cheer" star Jerry Harris has pleaded guilty to felony child pornography and child sex charges in federal court. The 22-year-old Harris entered his plea on Thursday to receiving ...

The Franklin Park Bowling Team opened up their season yesterday. The boys, in defense of their state championship from last year, earned a 1054-1029 win over Mt Vernon. The girls were 1127-1055 winner...

Congratulations to the full- and part-time students on the Kaskaskia College Dean's List for the fall 2021 semester. This list includes full-time students who completed 12 or more college-level semest...

The Salem Wildcats return to action tonight to open up a 3-game home stand to finish the regular season as they welcome East Alton Wood River. Salem is 13-12 on the season and will host Roxana on Tues...

The Seeds have been released for the upcoming boys basketball post-season. In 2a, the Salem Wildcats will be the 4 seed in the Flora Sub-Sectional B. Pana is the top seed with Alton Marquette and Hill...

In a game that featured 46 fouls in 36 minutes, the Salem Lady Wildcats survived at Wood River with a 54-32 victory over the Lady Oilers to make it 4 wins in their last 5 games heading into tomorrow's...