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ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt has named Adam Wainwright as the starter in the NL wild-card game against either the Dodgers or Giants. The 40-year-old Wainwright is 17-7 with...

CINCINNATI (AP) - The Cincinnati Bengals won a battle of recent No. 1 picks, doing it in comeback fashion. Evan McPherson kicked a 35-yard field goal as time ran out to give the Bengals a 24-21 triump...

UNDATED (AP) - The New York Giants have signed troubled tackle Isaiah Wilson to their practice squad. The move gives the former first-round draft pick another chance to overcome off-the-field issues a...

UNDATED (AP) - A person familiar with the situation says the NBA has seen a rise in vaccination rates in recent days when factoring in those players who have received at least one of the necessary sho...

UNDATED (AP) - The NCAA is exploring the idea of holding a joint Final Four. That would mean both the men's and women's basketball tournaments would play their semifinals and title games in the same c...

A burglary at the Fast Stop in Patoka was apparently thwarted when the burglar alarm sounded at the business early Thursday morning. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say a door window was apparently b...

The Marion County Sheriff's Department has arrested a fourth person in connection with a residential burglary to a home on the Red Stripe Road in rural Odin. Zachary Hanks of North Broadway in Central...

The City of Salem will begin leaf collection service on Monday, October 25th, weather permitting. The leaf vacuuming is scheduled to continue through mid-December. The program provides residents with ...

A home east of Mt. Vernon has been destroyed by fire. The Jefferson Fire Protection District says the original fire was confined to the dining room and part of the attic, but a second fire that was di...

A 28-year-old Centralia man faces two counts of aggravated battery and violation of an order of protection in the aftermath of two chases involving Centralia Police. Jerry Zappa of South Elm was arres...