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Centralia Police say six people were injured when a garbage truck rear-ended an SUV in downtown Centralia Tuesday morning. Initial reports indicate the Republic trash truck driven by 54-year-old Calvi...

Illinois farmers have had plenty of time in the fields as we hear in the weekly crop report. Virtually no rainfall left nearly all seven days suitable for fieldwork and planting is nearing completion....

Illinois lawmakers have voted to cap the rising cost of insulin. The legislature passed a bill limiting the cost of a 30-day supply of insulin to $35. It was sponsored by Sen. Laura Murphy of Des Plai...

A major complaint from Republican legislators is that the new state budget doesn't include the "Invest In Kids" program. Invest In Kids began in 2018 as a pilot program, providing scholarships to low ...

The 3a baseball sectionals open today in Centralia with a pair of semifinal games. The day opens at 4pm with Mount Vernon and Mascoutah followed at 6:30 by Triad and Effingham. In 4a baseball today at...

The 3a girls softball Sectional Semifinals began last night. At Highland, Waterloo broke it open in the 10th inning winning 7-0. They advance to play today's winner between Highland and Charleston. In...

The Salem Jr Legion evened up their record at 2-2 on the season with a pair of wins at Newton last night. Salem opened with an 11-4 victory. Brody Collier was the winning pitcher with relief help from...

In Little League Majors, Rotary beat Security Alarm 14-0 behind a 2-hit shutout from Jared Crompton. He struck out 9. At the plate, Zane Applegate had 3 hits including 2 doubles, Kai Graham singled tw...

In YMCA men's softball, Eliminators doubled up ABC Pub 20-10 and then beat Wild Stallions 18-12. Pennington Chevrolet beat the Wild Stallions 26-13.

CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs turned one little mistake into another big win against Tampa Bay. A sharp, all-around performance was enough. Nico Hoerner homered and Chicago made the most of a rare g...