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Lady Rockets Are OBC Tournament Champs Selmaville won the OBC Girls Tournament beating Field in the finals 41-25. Allie Hustedde had 16 points and 6 rebounds, Alana Finney finished with 15 points and ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 21 points in 21 minutes and No. 13 Indiana made 10 3-pointers to pull away from Bethune-Cookman 101-49. The Hoosiers have won their first two games...

CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - Luke Kasubke and Malachi Poindexter each hit two clutch free throws in the final 15 seconds to earn Illinois State a 54-49 win over Eastern Illinois on Thursday. Kasubke finish...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Calle Rosen had a goal and an assist as the St. Louis Blues ended their eight-game losing streak - the longest in franchise history - with a 5-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursd...

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Marcus Domask drilled a 3-pointer from the left corner with 21.6 seconds left and Troy D'Amico came up with the a key steal and clutch rebound to allow Southern Illinois to po...

About 11 months after transferring from Syracuse, quarterback Tommy DeVito has helped to revitalize a long-struggling Illinois offense and lift the team into the Big Ten West lead with three games rem...

How You Can Purchase I Bonds Direct from the Treasury Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources   With inflation hovering near 40-year highs, some investors are looking for investments that keep...

A 69-year-old Du Bois man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in Jefferson County Court on a Class X charge of predatory criminal sexual assault. Under state law, James Martin Senior will have to...

A 44-year-old Wamac man was injured in a car-motorcycle crash in rural Walnut Hill early Wednesday night. Initial information from the Marion County Sheriff's Department indicates Timothy Ramsey of Gi...

A 53-year-old Centralia man has been arrested for obstructing justice, criminal damage to state supported property and resisting arrest. Mark Copple of West 4th Street was taken to the Marion County J...