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The Marion County State's Attorney's office has elected not to file armed robbery charges against two people arrested Wednesday pending further investigation. Central City Police had arrested 30-year-...

The Salem Wildcats take their 1-5 record to the court tonight at 4th ranked Columbia. The Eagles enter at 6-1 on the season. Salem will have to start with slowing down 6-7 big man Dylan Murphy who com...

Lady Cats Get 22 From Gregg, But Fall To Columbia The Salem Lady Cats (4-4, 0-2) fell at home to Columbia (5-3, 2-0) by a final of 44-33. The Lady Eagles used a 12-0 run and ended it with a 19-4 edge ...

The Salem Wildcats bowled Bluford at Mt Vernon last night winning 2860-2189. Ryan Detering led the Cats with a 648 series. Rhett Detering had the high game of 253.   Salem Bowlers: Silas Moats 19...

Central City won the OBC Tournament championship beating Raccoon 43-37. Archie Goewey had 18 points to lead the Citians and Will Stanton added 14. The Devils were led by Mike Organ who scored 22 until...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Pierre-Luc Dubois scored twice and had an assist, Connor Hellebuyck made 29 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Thursday night. Kyle Connor, Blake Wheeler and ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - The Chicago Bears had the ball late in the first quarter when Justin Fields noticed Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Kingsley Enagbare crashing the line last week. At that...

Is the Fed Ready to Pause? Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources   Over the years, the Fed has followed a similar pattern with interest rates. It raises interest rates, then pauses, so it ca...

The Illinois Student Assistance Commission has announced the 2023-24 Illinois State Scholars, including a number from area schools. The high-achieving students are selected annually based on their ACT...

A 32-year-old Louisiana woman has been arrested for burglary and disorderly conduct. No other details are yet available about the arrest of Samantha Holston. The US Marshals Service with assistance fr...