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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio State University has now tallied over 2,800 instances of alleged, decades-old sexual misconduct by the late team doctor Richard Strauss. That's according to its latest campu...

Congratulations to our Student of the Month winners for September. The word of the month was Respect. Mr. Mayberry awarded: 6th - Owen Caldwell // 7th - Ariah Wilkins // 8th - Peyton Jett // 9th - Kad...

Annual Financial To-Do List Things you can do for your future as the year unfolds. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources   What financial, business, or life priorities do you need to address...

The Illinois Department of Revenue is launching a new website. Department spokesperson Maura Kownacki says the site has been modernized and features intuitive drop down menus, a virtual assistant to h...

A 16-year-old Patoka juvenile girl received apparent minor injuries in a single vehicle crash in the 7300 block of McNichol Road south east of Patoka Thursday afternoon. The Marion County Sheriff's De...

The Illinois State Police continues to reduce the FOID Card backlog. Even after a major increase in FOID and concealed carry applications over the past year, ISP Director Brendan Kelly says they have ...

Bond was set at $25,000 for a 31-year-old Centralia man formally charged in Marion County Court on Thursday with burglary. Zachary Hanks of North Broadway was the fourth to be charged in connection wi...

The jackpot for Saturday night's Powerball drawing has grown to $620 million and players across Illinois are lining up at Lottery machines for a chance to strike it rich. If won, it will be the sixth ...

The Marion County Sheriff's Department arrested a 48-year-old Sandoval man for driving on a suspended license. Ryan Koehler of U.S. 51 was taken to the Marion County Jail where he posted bond and was ...

If you haven't seen the Smithsonian Institutes Voices and Votes exhibit at the Bryan-Bennett Library in Salem time is quickly running out. The display along with the companion Illinois Freedom Project...