Bitter cold temperatures and gust winds will move in Saturday night and stick around until Tuesday when the temperature will once again get above freezing. Here’s the forecast: Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Sunday Mostly sunny,…… Read More »
An IDOT employee was struck by a car that lost control on a slick area of I-57 a mile south of Edgewood early Friday night. State Police say 55-year-old James Denton of Effingham was putting flares on the roadway to warn motorists of a crash in the roadway ahead when a car drove by 64-year-old…… Read More »
For the second time in a week, the Brick Hill Road was closed due to Raccoon Lake floodwaters following heavy rains. Photo by Tim Ferguson There was a return of flooding rains early Saturday morning, but otherwise, South Central Illinois escaped with just a few snowflakes and a limited amount of freezing precipitation. The storms…… Read More »
Three people were treated at the scene for minor injuries after their vehicle slid off the ice-slick Anglen Road near Forbes State Park late Friday afternoon. Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies say 36-year-old Angie Willen of Hillsboro was driving when she lost control, skidded, and struck some trees on the south side of the road before…… Read More »
A police chase ended in a traffic crash on westbound Interstate 70 near the Brownstown exit early Friday night. State Police say a juvenile fleeing an attempted traffic stop by a St. Elmo Police Officer was traveling at a high rate of speed when losing control while crossing an elevated bridge. The car then hit…… Read More »
Trent Frazier scored 16 points, including hitting four 3-pointers, to lead No. 24 Illinois to a 75-71 win over Northwestern. Illinois (13-4, 5-2 Big Ten) had five players in double figures on Saturday. Ayo Dosunmu scored 14 points, Giorgi Bezhanishvili had 13, Kofi Cockburn 12 and Andres Feliz added 10. Robbie Beran led Northwestern (6-11,…
The Salem Wildcats had their game with Breese postponed last night due to the weather forecast. Salem will be back in action today when they complete the 2nd half of their game with Carlyle. Game time will resume at 1pm just beginning the 2nd half with Salem leading 22-10. Centralia v Carbondale Last night, Centralia…
The Salem Lady Cats open up the Scott Credit Union Highland Girls Basketball Tournament today when they take on Belleville West at 1pm. The day at Highland starts at 10am with Civic Memorial and Althoff followed by Collinsville and Breese Central at 11:30. Following Salem and West today will be TTown and Triad at 2:30. …
