Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Second person charged in connection with oil field break-in
A second person has been charged in Marion County Court in connection with a Sunday burglary and theft of items from a Country Mark oilfield office located off the Selmaville Road southwest of Salem. ...
Nov 18, 2021 Tristan Rankin
Student, 18, fatally stabbed outside Springfield high school
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A coroner has identified a student who was fatally stabbed outside a Springfield high school during an altercation involving three students. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon...
Nov 18, 2021
East St Louis shooting kills man, 25, injures 3 others
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - Police say a shooting in suburban St. Louis has left a 25-year-old man dead and injured three other people. The St. Clair County Coroner says Cornelius Eiland of East St. L...
Nov 18, 2021
1 dead, 1 hurt in surging Chicago expressways gun violence
CHICAGO (AP) - The Illinois State Police say one person has been killed and another wounded in shootings on Chicago expressways. The agency says the shootings happened early Thursday morning on Inters...
Nov 18, 2021
Director fired after improper law certificate given to donor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A report says the director of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board was fired this fall after an investigation found that he improperly issued a law enforc...
Nov 18, 2021 Aaron Friedman / CC
Change In Schedule: Franklin Park Girls Will Host Centralia Jr High Tonight
The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats will host the Lady Tigers of Centralia Jr High girl's basketball supremacy tonight in a rematch of last year's regional title game that was won by Salem. Coming off thei...
Nov 18, 2021
Salem Lady Cats Tip Off Season Tonight Against TTown On WJBD
The Salem Lady Wildcats 20th annual Thanksgiving Tournament will open up tonight with 2 games slated on opening night. The round robin tournament begins at 6pm with Carterville taking on Highland. The...
Nov 18, 2021 Photo credit: Greg Maxey.
Franklin Park Honors Cross Country Teams After Historic Seasons
Franklin Park honored their Cross Country athletes at awards night last night. The varsity boys finished with a season record of roughly 250-0 according to coach Cory Harris. She told those in attenda...
Nov 18, 2021
KC Blue Angels Stay Perfect Behind Nunn & Duncan
The Blue Angels are 5-0 after their 89-51 home win over St Louis Community College. Shaniah Nunn continues her great start to the season finishing with 27. Kyra Duncan had a season high 23 points with...
Nov 18, 2021
Three Breese Central Athletes Sign To Compete In College
Breese Central had a few athletes signing to continue athletic careers in college. Avery Budde signed to play softball at John A Logan along with teammate Adi Foutch. Hannah Kampwerth signed to play v...
Nov 18, 2021
