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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota's game at Illinois that was scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols within the Gophers' program. The announcement was made...

It was a traditional graduation but not at a traditional location when 60 inmates at the Centralia Correctional Center graduated with vocational degrees to help them successfully re-enter society. Fri...

The Jefferson Fire District reports heavy damage in a fire at Uncle Joes BBQ in Ina Sunday morning. Fire officials say an employee inside successfully evacuated after smoke was discovered in the walls...

Ameren Illinois has filed paperwork with the Illinois Commerce Commission seeking a rate adjustment that would increase the average household bill by about $6 per month for electric customers and just...

Raccoon and Woodlawn will open up the Class S Boys Basketball State Quarterfinals today at 3:30 at Rend Lake after both won their openers on Saturday. Raccoon got a 46-17 win over OLMC Herrin While Wo...

The Salem Lady Wildcats are in action tonight when they host Flora. You can listen on WJBD starting around 7:30. The Lady Cats are coming off a loss at Mascoutah on Saturday 60-34. Salem will finish u...

The Salem Wildcats fell to 6-21 on the season losing to visiting Centralia Saturday night 62-34. Connor Tennyson led the Cats with 16 and John Tran added 11 off the bench as the Cats had another bad s...

South Central improved to 19-8 on the season with their 56-52 win over Webber Township. After losing all of a 10-point lead, the Cougars trailed by 1 with 30 seconds left when senior Ethan Watwood hit...

The Salem Lady Wildcat bowlers finished 2nd and advanced out of the Mount Vernon Regionals to Sectionals this weekend missing 1st by just 12 pins. Elena Vanhoutin was 2nd overall with a 1244 series an...

Salem competed at the Roxana Wrestling Regionals over the weekend. Kannon King and Aiden Doolen qualified for sectionals in Carterville with their 3rd place finishes. Just missing the cut were Keyton ...