Author Archives: WJBD Staff

DALLAS (AP) - The latest meeting on expanding the College Football Playoff has wrapped up in Dallas without any announcement. Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby says the CFP management committee made goo...

UNDATED (AP) - The head of the women's professional tennis tour says all WTA tournaments will be suspended in China because of concerns about the safety of Peng Shuai, and, that the suspension could e...

CHICAGO (AP) - The city of Chicago has dropped its lawsuit against the police union over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on city employees. Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Wednesday that data shows a growing num...

CHICAGO (AP) - Jussie Smollett's legal team will seek to dent the credibility of a star state witness who testified about how he said the former "Empire" actor recruited him and his brother to stage a...

The Wall of Worry You've got plenty of choices these days. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources   Have you ever heard the Wall Street expression, "markets climb a wall of worry?"   It'...

A 56-year-old Centralia man who was allowed out of the Marion County Jail for a medical procedure and didn't return has now been arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to return from furlough....

(Photo credit: Sam Snodsmith) A Salem woman turns 100 on Wednesday. Leona Meador was presented a Key to the City to mark the occasion at a small gathering over the holiday weekend by Mayor Nic Farley.

Several Christmas activities are planned in Kinmundy this weekend. The annual toy auction returns to the Kinmundy Community Center following a year's absence at six Saturday night. Kinmundy Alma Fire ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has announced 50,300 deer were harvested during the first shotgun deer hunting week last month. The number includes 1,022 in Marion County. Statewide the d...

A Centralia woman has been sentenced in Marion County Court on a felony retail theft charge. Jennifer Akes of West 4th was placed on 30 months probation, 60 days in jail with credit for six days alrea...