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UNDATED (AP) - Kyrie Irving could join the Brooklyn Nets at practice this weekend. The Nets have been told their training center is considered a private facility and doesn't fall under a New York coro...

UNDATED (AP) - Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov has accepted the largest contract in team history. Two people with direct knowledge of the negotiations tell The Associated Press that the Pan...

Fed Rescues September Bond purchases may end entirely by the middle of 2022. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources   A funny thing happened in the investment markets the other day. September...

South Central High School students came outside the school Thursday to see a mock crash and one of their classmates dead and another critically injured. South Central Agriculture teacher TJ Bolin expl...

The web design committee of the Marion County Board is recommending the full county board dismiss its web designer at Tuesday's meeting. Board Chair Debbie Smith says Joshua Favors has become unrespon...

A 60-year-old Centralia man has been arrested for domestic battery. Harold Rudder of North Pine was taken into custody by Centralia Police and taken to the Marion County Jail. 49-year-old Kelly Hixenb...

The Salem Wildcats look to stay in the Cahokia Mississippi Conference race as they honor their seniors on Homecoming as they host the Columbia Eagles to town. Salem enters at 4-2 after last week's tou...

The state golf tournament get's underway in Bloomington today. In Class 1a boys, St Anthony will compete as a team along with Vandalia. Christ Our Rock's Parker Boehne will compete as an individual. I...

The Salem volleyball team fell to Columbia 20-25, 14-25 to fall to 9-15 on the season. The JV lost in 3 sets to fall to 7-5 and the freshmen also lost in 2 sets to fall to 7-5. SC beat Neoga 25-20, 25...

The State Baseball Championships in Centralia will be held today. The 3rd place Class L baseball game will be at 1pm featuring DuQuoin and Mascoutah followed by the title game at 3pm between Marion an...