Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Police Beat for Tuesday, December 21st, 2021
Two people remain in the Marion County Jail after being arrested by Wamac Police for violation of an order of protection. 50-year-old George Jones and 50-year-old Tammie Smith from different addresses...
Dec 21, 2021
Report details 'failure' in handling of 1st Smollett case
CHICAGO (AP) - A newly released report finds prosecutors' handling of the initial case against former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett represented a "major failure of operations." The report by special ...
Dec 21, 2021 Stephen Hogan / CC
U-Illinois to briefly go online in January as virus heats up
URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois will temporarily switch to remote learning in January before welcoming students back to classrooms. Students and staff in Chicago and Champaign-Urbana wi...
Dec 21, 2021 Raymond Cunningham / CC
Dec. 15 storms across north-central US classified as derecho
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) - A line of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes that swept across the north-central U.S. last week has been classified by the National Weather Service as a serial derecho - the first...
Dec 21, 2021 steffen l / CC
Salem City Council gives green light to cargo storage containers
The Salem City Council unanimously agreed to allow cargo storage containers in the Industrial Zone as well as most business zones provided they meet other zoning requirements. Under the proposal that ...
Dec 21, 2021
Wildcats Head To Wood River Tonight On WJBD...Boys Scores
The Salem Wildcats look to get a game closer to .500 tonight when they take their 4-6 record to East Alton to take on the Wood River Oilers tonight starting around 7:30. Toby Gullion will have the pla...
Dec 21, 2021 Photo Credit: Greg Maxey.
Lady Cats Host Wood River Tonight....Girls Scores, Freeburg Ends Central's Home Streak
The Salem Lady Wildcats will return to action tonight at home when they host Wood River in Cahokia play. Salem had their game moved from yesterday due to final exams Monday and Tuesday at SCHS. The ni...
Dec 21, 2021 Photo Credit: Greg Maxey.
SC Falcons Fall To SEB
South Central fell to St Elmo/Brownstown 43-38 to fall to 5-10 on the season. Trevan Sidwell led the Falcons with 10, Westin Neilson 9 and Hudson Moore 8. The SC JV was winners 48-23 to improve to 14-...
Dec 21, 2021 Photo Credit: Ketra Sidwell.
Here is the latest Big Ten Conference sports news from The Associated Press
UNDATED (AP) - The opportunity to cash in on endorsements probably was a major factor in the decision of some college football recruits on signing day last week. But the head of a company that works w...
Dec 21, 2021
DeRozan and the Bulls face the Raptors
Toronto Raptors (14-15, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (19-10, second in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: DeMar DeRozan and the Chicago Bulls host...
Dec 21, 2021
