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Local News

A Few Downed Trees and Power Lines Appear to be Extent of Storm Damage in Marion County
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Organizer of Prevention Picnic in Centralia Pleased With Turnout
10h ago
Salem High School Green Team Collects 34 Pallets of Discarded Electronic Items
13h ago
Salem Lion's Still in Need of Donations for Post Prom
14h ago
Kaskaskia College dedicates Bill Hawley Court
15h ago
Fire Destroys Two Car Garage Behind Vacant Home in Centralia
15h ago

Weather

FYI

Monday Cancellations:
Reconstruction of West Boone Street Road Underway
Boil Order Lifted for Part of Junction City
Bernard Road Bridge Near Myers Road Closed Due to Unsafe Conditions
Racetrack Road Bridge South of Route 161 Closed

Blogs

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Local Sports

Salem 13u Has Busy Weekend
22h ago
LIPE REFLECTS ON FORMER COACH TODD HUTCHINSON REACHING CAREER WIN MILESTONE #700
22h ago
Wildcats Fall Twice At #3 Mascoutah
22h ago
The Salem JV Wildcats dropped a pair of games at Mascoutah on Saturday.
22h ago

National News

Father, teen arrested after chemical explosives were found at their New York home
Apr 23, 2026
Man who allegedly beat 84-year-old with dementia, set him on fire is charged with murder
Apr 23, 2026
Former police officer arrested over alleged mass shooting plot at Louisiana festival
Apr 23, 2026
Retrial begins for former Ohio sheriff's deputy charged with murder of Casey Goodson, Jr.
Apr 23, 2026
Man charged with supplying gun to Louisiana father who allegedly killed 8 children
Apr 22, 2026
2 dead, at least 19 injured following chemical leak at West Virginia industrial plant Apr 22, 2026
D4vd murder case: Medical examiner report released on teen's cause of death Apr 22, 2026
Georgia wildfires: 2 major blazes grow to more than 34,000 acres Apr 22, 2026
Ghislaine Maxwell again asks judge to vacate her sex trafficking conviction and release her Apr 22, 2026

National Sports

Scoreboard roundup -- 4/26/26
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Scoreboard roundup -- 2/22/26
Feb 23, 2026

Business News

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
Hiring increased sharply at outset of 2026, blowing past economists' expectations
Feb 11, 2026

Political News

Florida Gov. DeSantis unveils proposed congressional map that could let GOP flip up to 4 seats
13h ago
Judge blocks subpoenas in Fed Chair Jerome Powell probe citing 'essentially zero evidence'
Mar 13, 2026
Hegseth says don't 'worry' about Strait of Hormuz, but US needs time to counter Iran's stranglehold
Mar 13, 2026
Trump faces escalating oil crisis over Iran blocking Strait of Hormuz
Mar 12, 2026

World News

Pakistan says further provocations by the Taliban will be met with 'decisive response'
Feb 27, 2026
Russia 'losing thousands' of troops for each mile in Ukraine, NATO commander says
Feb 26, 2026
US and Iran hold pivotal nuclear talks in Geneva amid heightened tensions
Feb 26, 2026
Cuba says 4 killed, 6 wounded on US-registered boat in 'confrontation' off Cuba's coast
Feb 25, 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

Lena Dunham celebrates memoir 'Famesick' hitting #1 on 'The New York Times' bestseller list
Apr 23, 2026
Hulu announces new 'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' show, 'Project Runway' and more
Apr 23, 2026
Maura Higgins, Ciara Miller join 'Dancing with the Stars' season 35 cast
Apr 23, 2026

Country Music News

Darius Rucker's ready for another Ryman benefit for St. Jude
14h ago
What Avery Anna now has in common with Ella Langley, Megan Moroney and Lainey Wilson
14h ago
Old Dominion heads back to Vegas to focus on their hits
15h ago
'She's So Gone': Dasha sings her reinvention song on Kelly Clarkson
Apr 15, 2026