Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Bears Officials could be in trouble following difficult seasons
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Bears host the New York Giants on Sunday in a matchup of teams that could be in for big changes following difficult seasons. Bears coach Matt Nagy could be fired, ending a f...
Jan 02, 2022
Blues beat Minnesota in coldest game in NHL history
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The St. Louis Blues cruised through the coldest outdoor game in NHL history to beat the host Minnesota Wild 6-4. Jordan Kyrou had two goals and two assists in a five-goal second per...
Jan 02, 2022
Hilary Knight to play on Olympic hockey team
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Four-time Olympian Hilary Knight is one of 15 players with prior Winter Games experience on the U.S. women's team seeking to defend its gold medal next month. Knight joined Jenny Po...
Jan 02, 2022
Vashon wins Centralia's Holiday Tournament, Centralia defeats Rams for 3rd
Photos by Stephen Peeck Photography, Featured Images of Nj Benson by Pat Hodges The season of holiday tournaments has come and gone for the world of high school basketball. Last night saw the finish o...
Dec 31, 2021
End-of-the-Year Money Moves
End-of-the-Year Money Moves Here are some things you might consider before saying goodbye to 2021. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources What has changed for you in 2021? For some, this year has ...
Dec 31, 2021
Positive identity made on body found in creek north of Alma (updated 12 noon)
The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports positive identity has been made of the man found in a creek off the Orchard Road a half-mile west of Route 37 north of Alma late Wednesday afternoon. The...
Dec 30, 2021
IDPH adopts CDC recommendations for isolation and quarantine
The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced adoption of the Centers for Disease Control's recommendation to reduce the number of days for isolation and quarantine for COVID-19 positives and...
Dec 30, 2021
Police Beat for Thursday, December 30th, 2021
A 30-year-old homeless Centralia woman has been arrested by Salem Police on an outstanding no bond Randolph County warrant in a possession of under five grams of methamphetamine case. Brittny Dunning ...
Dec 30, 2021
Jefferson County Coroner reports two Grafton residents died in I-57 crash south of Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County Coroner Roger Hayse says a husband and wife from Grafton, IL died after their pickup truck drifted onto the shoulder of I-57 at milepost 84 south of Mt. Vernon and ran under a parked ...
Dec 30, 2021
Wayne County Deputy killed on I-64 has Salem connection
A Wayne County Sheriff's Deputy who was killed in the line of duty Wednesday morning has ties to Salem. Sean Riley's mother, Mary, was a teacher at Salem Community High School in the 1990s and 200s. S...
Dec 30, 2021 Wayne County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Riley.
