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DALLAS (AP) - The NCAA has cleared the way for athletes to profit off their fame and celebrity. The move comes just as legislation is set to become law in a dozen states that would allow for that kind...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Will Bednar and Landon Sims combined on a one-hitter, Mississippi State scored early and built on its lead, and the Bulldogs won their first national championship with a 9-0 victory...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Chip Ganassi is pulling out of NASCAR at the end of the season and has sold his entire organization to Trackhouse Racing. Ganassi told The Associated Press that Trackhouse owner...

Inflation & the Real Rate of Return Is your money gaining or losing purchasing power? Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources   The real rate of return is an important personal finance con...

Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic All octopuses are orphans. Male octopuses die right after they mate, and female octopuses die right after their eggs hatch. Pepperoni is an American ...

The State's credit rating is being upgraded for the first time in more than 20 years. Governor JB Pritzker says passing three balanced budgets in a row, paying off old bills and keeping up with pensio...

Daycare will be more affordable for low to moderate income families under changes announced by Governor JB Pritzker. The goal of the additional benefits is to help more people return to work and for p...

A 32-year-old Salem man is being held in the Marion County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bond after being arrested on a petition to revoke his probation on a youth offender registration violation conviction...

Salem Police arrested 33-year-old Timothy Morton of Morton Lane in Kell on an outstanding Marion County felony failure to appear warrant following a Tuesday morning foot chase. Police say they advised...