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ST. LOUIS (AP) - Kyle Tucker homered and drove in five runs, Alex Bregman hit his third grand slam this season and the Houston Astros blew out Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals 14-0 on Thurs...

Should You Downsize for Retirement? Some retirees save a great deal of money by doing so; others do not. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources   You want to retire, and you own a large home ...

The 12th Annual Greater Centralia Area Veterans 4th of July Parade is scheduled for the afternoon of the 4th next Tuesday at one pm. The event is sponsored by the Centralia Veterans Committee. Butch M...

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in Springfield is forecasting unhealthy air conditions again on Thursday for sensitive groups (USG) for ozone and fine particulates. The Air Quality Alert ...

Marion County State's Attorney Tim Hudspeth has charged a 17-year-old juvenile as an adult in connection with the April shooting in Laura Leake Park that sent two to St. Louis hospitals for treatment....

Some new laws and tax increases take effect July 1st. Starting Saturday, the 1% sales tax on groceries returns and a delayed 3-cent increase in the motor fuel tax will be implemented. Governor JB Prit...

The Salem Wildcats advanced to the varsity summer league championship game after knocking off Flora last night in the semifinal 4-0. Jalen Inlow tripled home a run to start the scoring in the fourth i...

The Salem City Series will come down to a Winner-Take-All Game 3 after Rotary staved off elimination last night beating Security Alarm 7-0. Jared Crompton was too good for Rotary as the hurler struck ...

Salem IGA used a huge 4th inning to pull away and win the 2023 Junior League Tournament after winning the regular season title. IGA beat Peoples National Bank 11-1. In the 8 run fourth inning, Colton ...

In the first round of the Majors Softball Tournament, 2nd seed Salem Tire beat #3 Somer Real Estate 17-3. Katee Sellers struck out 11 in the win and at the plate had 3h its including a double with 2 r...