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COVID-19 cases are finally starting to decline across most of South Central Illinois following a state trend that began three weeks ago. Meanwhile, Fayette County is reporting two additional COVID-19 ...

Jefferson County Fire Protection District Firefighters fought an early morning grass fire Tuesday morning. The fire was on the Matt Harris property in the 10,500 block of East Hutch Road southwest of ...

Marion County Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says now that the state has taken over most of the contact tracing for COVID-19, the health department is gearing up to restart some of its...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The NAACP is urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to bring federal civil rights charges against the white Chicago police officer who fatally shot Black teenager Laquan McDonald. N...

The Salem Lady Wildcats won their 3rd straight game with a 44-33 win at Roxana. They will try to make it 4 straight on Thursday night when they travel to Freeburg.   Girls Monday Scores: Altamont...

The Franklin Park Bobcats will open up the Class L boys regionals tonight as the hosts. The night begins at 5:30 with Salem v. Wesclin followed by Centralia and Highland in the other semifinal at 7pm....

The KC Blue Angels return to action tonight when they host Lincoln College JV with a 5:30pm tip off. The Blue Angels are coming off a win over Olney 88-60. Kyra Duncan finished with 23, Jaya Hedgepath...

The SC middle school volleyball team fell to Sigel St Michael 13-25, 12-25 to fall to 6-3 on the season. The JV also lost in 2 sets to fall to 5-4. Selmaville opened up their season with a 3-set loss ...

In Winter Coed Volleyball for Salem Recreation/YMCA it was I'd Hit That beating 3 Gen Farms 25-13, 25-8, Net Ninjas defeated Holmes Construction 25-10, 27-25.

UNDATED (AP) - The transfer portal remains packed as college football's second signing period arrives. According to Rivals.com, about 48% of the more than 1,250 scholarship players from the Bowl Subdi...