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Odin Police arrested a 57-year-old Odin man on a Marion County failure to appear traffic warrant. Ronald Knicker of Laury Street was taken to the Marion County Jail where he is being held in lieu of $...

CHICAGO (AP) - Al Capone may have died nearly 75 years ago but, after some of his prized possessions were auctioned off for at least $3 million, it's clear interest in the infamous Chicago gangster is...

ALEXANDER, Ill. (AP) - A reported tornado has damaged a semi-trailer on Interstate 72 in central Illinois as a line of storms rumbled across parts of the state. National Weather Service meteorologist ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Gun violence is killing an increasing number of American children, from toddlers caught in crossfire to teenagers gunned down in turf wars, drug squabbles or for posting the wrong thi...

The Salem Wildcats soccer team will play this afternoon in regional semifinal action at Columbia against the host Eagles starting at 5pm. Salem opened up the post season with a win Saturday over Pinck...

Salem's 3rd/4th grade boys finished up their season on Saturday with a 2-3 loss vs Carlyle. Alyx Pears scored twice. Coach Kyle Gansauer said he was very proud of the improvement the boys had this sea...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin heads into the upcoming season with a substantially different roster after nearly all of last year's seniors opted against returning. The Badgers' roster features seven ...

UNDATED (AP) - The Las Vegas Raiders will have a new coach for Sunday's game at Denver. Jon Gruden has stepped down following emails containing racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments. Emails acq...

BALTIMORE (AP) - The Baltimore Ravens put together a fourth-quarter comeback before Lamar Jackson completed one of the finest performances of his NFL career. Jackson hit Marquise Brown for a five-yard...

UNDATED (AP) - The Boston Red Sox have advanced to the AL Championship Series by knocking out the league's best team in the division series. The Red Sox coughed up a 5-0 lead before Kike Hernandez lif...