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Local News

618 Plastics Opens, Expects Employment to Increase to 15-20 by End of Year
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Carlyle Homicide Victim Identified
1h ago
Vacant Home Burns in Centralia
1h ago
Lightning Strikes Near Rural Bluford Home
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Two and a Half Inch Rain Floods Low-Lying Rural Roads Thursday Morning
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Central City Woman Arrested for Four Counts of Aggravated Battery to a Child at Centralia BCMW Head Start
23h ago

Weather

FYI

Patoka Library closed Thursday
Two and a Half Inch Rain Floods Low-Lying Rural Roads Thursday Morning
Boil Order LIFTED for Entire Farina Water System
Racetrack Road Bridge South of Route 161 Closed

Blogs

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Local Sports

What a Night In IHSA Boys Basketball....Full Recap Here
7h ago
Avery Gullion Named Salem's Final Cahokia Conference All Basketball Team Member
7h ago
Today is the beginning of the IHSA Girls State Final Fours at CEFCU Arena in Normal.
7h ago
Salem Recreation Coed Volleyball B League Scores
7h ago

National News

Woman arrested after bodies of 2 girls found in suitcases in Cleveland field: Police
1h ago
Contract for ICE tent facility in El Paso under review, DHS says
1h ago
Triple murder suspect arrested after fleeing Utah in victim's car: Officials
2h ago
Charter flights set to return stranded Americans as travelers scramble amid Iran war, State Dept. says
8h ago
Status of Iran's nuclear facilities remain unclear as attacks continue
22h ago
Nancy Guthrie latest: Person who left DNA on recovered glove has been cleared, sheriff says 22h ago
19-year-old pulled from sinking car details rescue by first responders Mar 04, 2026
DHS puts man on 'worst of the worst' list, removes him after questioning Mar 04, 2026
Coastal sea levels may be higher than previously thought, study says Mar 04, 2026

National Sports

Scoreboard roundup -- 3/4/26
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Scoreboard roundup -- 3/2/26
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Business News

Investors send stocks tumbling, Dow plunges 900 points
3h ago
Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand in landmark trial over social media addiction claims
Feb 18, 2026
Valentine's Day shoppers face soaring chocolate prices
Feb 13, 2026
Inflation cooled in January, dropping to lowest level in 9 months
Feb 13, 2026

Political News

Trump fires DHS secretary Kristi Noem, replaces her with Sen. Markwayne Mullin
1h ago
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says company doesn't 'get to make operational decisions' on military's use of its tech: Source
2h ago
House primed to vote on Iran war powers resolution
3h ago
Noem's testimony on contracts 'false,' Democratic senator claims
5h ago

World News

Israel hits Beirut with strikes as Iran's proxy force in Lebanon opens up a 2nd front in widening conflict
5h ago
IAEA warns it 'cannot rule out' possible radiological release from Iran strikes
Mar 02, 2026
Trump admin told congressional staff that intel suggested Iran wasn't preparing to launch preemptive strike
Mar 02, 2026
Iran forms interim leadership council as President Pezeshkian resurfaces
Mar 01, 2026

Health News

NIH director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to take over as acting head of CDC
Feb 18, 2026
'Very concerning': How EPA rolling back greenhouse gas emissions endangerment finding could impact health
Feb 14, 2026
Measles cases surpass 900 in US with infections in 24 states: CDC
Feb 13, 2026
4 times as many measles cases in a few weeks than US typically averages in a whole year: CDC
Feb 06, 2026

Entertainment News

Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and more to present at this year's Oscars
1h ago
Daisy Edgar-Jones to star in 'Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow' film adaptation
2h ago
Listen to Anne Hathaway sing 'Mother Mary' song she co-wrote with Charli XCX
2h ago

Country Music News

Megan Moroney's 'Medicine,' 'Vanity Fair' feature and 'Drew Barrymore Show' debut
2h ago
Alan Jackson's final show sells out, adds opening act
2h ago
Carly Pearce is the Song Suffragettes' Yellow Rose of Inspiration
Mar 03, 2026
When country artists have reigned on the all-genre charts
Mar 03, 2026