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CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago authorities say a teenage boy and man have been charged with murder in last weekend's death of an 8-year-old girl, who was shot in the head by a gunman targeting someone else on...

(Photo Credit - Greg Maxey) The Salem Lady Wildcats will honor their seniors tonight as they welcome Cahokia rival Columbia to B.E. Gum. They will honor the seniors right before the 6pm varsity tip. T...

The SC Cougars dropped their opening round game in the National Trail Conference Tournament falling to Windsor/Stew Stras 44-37 in a game played at Altamont. Keenin Wilshire led SC with 16. The Cougar...

The Selmaville Lady Rockets will play in the Class S State semifinals tonight when they take on St Rose. Game time is at 6pm and you can listen on 92.1 FM WSIQ and streaming at WJBDradio.com. The winn...

The Franklin Park Bobcats will honor their 8th grade tonight when they host Flora for their regular season finale. After today, Salem will prepare to open up play in the Class L regionals next week at...

The SC 7th graders dropped their regional title game to St Anthony 41-37 to finish the season at 17-8. Sebastian Kruger led SC with 11 and Luke Shumate finished with 10.

Regionals opened for Class M and S schools. In Class M at Nashville, Carlyle beat Breese 41-40 and will take on Nashville in the regional title after their 48-14 win over Central City. In Class S at F...

The KC Blue Devils dropped their home game to Vincennes 64-63. Chauncey Hughes led the Devils with 18. KC led 31-25 at the halftime break. They fall to 13-6 overall and 4-6 in the Region. They will pl...

Marion County Treasurer Gary Purcell has announced he will seek a second term. The Salem Republican feels he has moved the office forward in several areas since taking office. "I got a website started...

The South Central School Board joined the administration in praising the extra effort that is taking place to keep the schools open during the current pandemic. The district has been particularly hard...