Author Archives: WJBD Staff

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - The family of a 3-year-old girl struck by a stray bullet at an East St. Louis public housing complex has been declared brain dead, and her family has decided to donate her ...

Two new state laws require health insurers to cover more cancer screenings. The American Cancer Society estimates more than 48,000 people across the country will die of pancreatic cancer this year. Se...

There were no comments pro or con on creating the County Administrator position in Marion County government at Wednesday night's Personnel Committee meeting. Almost all the county officeholders were i...

Centralia Police say a 26-year-old Centralia man faces multiple charges from incidents occurring over the past two months. Matthew Woods of South Maple was taken into custody late Tuesday afternoon af...

Centralia Police arrested both residents of a home where they were called to a domestic disturbance on Wednesday. 38-year-old Travis Pitchford and 26-year-old Kellie Whitehouse of the same South Elm S...

The Iuka Grade School has scheduled a special meeting for Friday night to discuss possible changes to its return to school plan. Superintendent Sam Alli will be presenting changes that would bring the...

Salem Wildcat boys golf defeated the Flora Wolves 167 to 212 at Salem Country Club. Salem was led by co-medalists Jairen Stroud and Cale Harris with 41, followed by Hunter Russell with a 42, and Isaak...

Franklin Park won their 3rd game of the season with a 14-4 victory over Breese. Cam Carmichael was the winning pitcher striking out 9. Brody Collier, Evan Barnes and Noah Timm each had 2 hits. Keytin ...

Franklin Park got back in the win column with their 6-4 softball win over Breese. Allison Thurman earned her first varsity win, striking out 10. Alivia Rasul tripled and scored; Brylee Pennypacker tri...

South Central opened their IESA Regional with a quarterfinal game in Kinmundy against Clay City/North Clay. The Lady Falcons advanced 10-2. Kinlee Thompson was the winning pitcher to get the Lady Falc...