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Jefferson Fire Protection District officials say a single family residence undergoing renovation northeast of Mt. Vernon was destroyed by fire Wednesday morning. Firefighters say the fire at the home ...

A homeless Salem woman has been arrested on felony drug charges following a Wednesday night traffic stop by Salem Police on South Broadway. Tammy Williams was taken to the Marion County Jail for posse...

The KC Blue Devils opened up Region 24 Tournament action with a 4-3 win over Lake Land in 10-innings. Brandon Valdez hit a RBI walk-off double to win it. Jordan Bloemer earned his 9th win of the year ...

The Salem Wildcats are 3-8 after falling to Breese Central at home 14-9. It was a wild start to the game as Central led Salem 7-6 after 2 innings. The Cougars would grab a 10-6 lead with 3 runs in the...

The SC Cougars are 9-2 after a 13-0 rout of Carlyle yesterday. The Cougars scored six runs to break the game open in the 3rd with 6 more in the sixth. They outhit the Indians 15-6. Chase Dodson homere...

The Salem Lady Cats nipped Breese Central 1-0 at Tully Park. Salem scored in the opening inning when Avery Bass singled and moved to 2nd on a passed ball. She would advance to third on a bunt from May...

Centralia dropped their first tennis match of the season falling to 5-1 and 3-1 in the South Seven with a 5-4 loss to Carbondale. In singles, the Orphans got wins from Ethan Dobbs, Reed Dearing and Ch...

In junior league, Salem Tire beats Minor League 19-9 through 6 innings. Salem Tire took the early lead and never looked back. Jalen Inlow was the winning pitcher with 7 strike outs and 1 earned run th...

The Kane Insurance Bobcat MVP of the Week is Mya Russell. She enjoys softball, basketball, volleyball, golf and hunting. Her favorite school subject is reading and food is lasagna. Her favorite sports...

St. Louis Cardinals (22-15, first in the NL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (20-17, second in the NL Central) Milwaukee; Thursday, 1:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Jack Flaherty (6-0, 2.83 ...