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OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Joel Hofer made 37 saves, Jake Neighbours scored twice and the St. Louis Blues beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Thursday night for their fifth victory in six games as they fight ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Marcus Domask posted the NCAA Tournament's first triple-double since 2019 and Terrence Shannon scored 26 points, helping No. 3 seed Illinois pull away from No. 14 Morehead State for...

By Steven Stilt Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder highlighted major projects slated to take place in the community, including the construction of a new water treatment plant, during his "State of the City" ...

The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) has announced it will begin offering a correctional wellness course for adult family members of frontline employees from correctional facilities from acro...

The South Central School Board Wednesday night recognized the accomplishments of the 7th grade girls volleyball team that took fourth in state. Players, parents, and coaches were all invited to the me...

Marion County Coroner Troy Cannon says 'it's very likely that a recount of all the ballots will take place soon' following his loss in Tuesday's election to Republican primary challenger Claude Howell...

Marion County Clerk Steve Fox says election judges did an excellent job in Tuesday's election allowing all the polls to open on time at six am and a quick count of the votes Tuesday night. Fox also sa...

For the last 12 years, Chad Rakers has been coaching the Mater Dei Lady Knights volleyball program after taking over for his Hall of Fame father Fred, Chad has kept the winning tradition going in Bree...

The Salem Wildcats improved to 2-4 on the season with a road win at Charleston 15-5 in six innings. Salem used 9 runs in the fifth to blow the game open. Rhett Detering had 2 hits and drove in 3, Gavi...

The Salem Lady Wildcats improved to 3-1 on the softball field with a home win over Effingham 7-0. The Lady Cats got 4 runs in the fourth inning to break the game open and that was more than enough for...