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Centralia Balloon Fest moves permanently to Fairview Park
Decker Remains Republican nominee for Marion County Sheriff
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Local News

Asthma Peak Week: Illinois Schools Receive Emergency Kits
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Centralia man charged with four counts of domestic battery
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Mobile home destroyed by fire Tuesday night in Royal Lakes neighborhood in rural Odin
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Police Beat for Wednesday, September 16th, 2026
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Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site to host We Want More History event on Sept. 26
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Centralia man convicted following domestic altercation at FasMart on West Main Street in Salem
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Weather

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Centralia announces streets to be oiled and chipped on Thursday
Centralia issues boil order for portion of South Locust
Salem Temporarily switching to Free Chlorine
Bernard Road Bridge Near Myers Road Closed Due to Unsafe Conditions
Racetrack Road Bridge South of Route 161 Closed

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Local Sports

Hodges Leads Annies To Quad Win
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Senior Maxey Honored Before Match With Mt Vernon
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Woodlawn Shows Well At Sparta XC Meet
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Lady Cats Get River To River Win Over Harrisburg
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National News

House votes to hold Leon Black in contempt of Congress in Epstein probe
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'How are we gonna get through this?' Americans face tough decisions as diesel and gas prices rise
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Charlie Kirk's family signals intent to sue, alleging 'stunning failures' led to on-campus assassination
15h ago
Former FEMA administrator speaks out about Kristi Noem's downfall, deadly Texas flooding
Sep 15, 2026
7 shot at Oklahoma City bar as fans gathered to watch NBA playoff game
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'That day, I could not be her hero': Father says after daughter is fatally shot in South Carolina May 06, 2025

National Sports

Investment adviser who defrauded NFL's Travis Kelce sentenced to 11 years in prison
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Scoreboard roundup -- 9/15/26
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Scoreboard roundup -- 9/14/26
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Scoreboard roundup -- 9/13/26
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Former NFL player LeShon Johnson sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for running dogfighting operation
Sep 11, 2026

Business News

What are the top threats posed by AI and should you be worried?
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Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the 1st time since 2023
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What does the closure of Saudi-Arabia's East-West pipeline mean for gas prices?
Sep 14, 2026
Amazon stops operations with 21 Air after deadly Miami cargo plane crash
Sep 14, 2026

Political News

Coast Guard, FBI investigating after 2 oil tankers bound for US hit with cyberattacks: Sources
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Rep. Thomas Massie forcing vote on Pete Hegseth's impeachment
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DHS agents allegedly directed to 'misrepresent' themselves to access state voter rolls, whistleblower claims
Sep 15, 2026
Iran war costs $38 billion as CBO warns of higher inflation, depleted weapons
Sep 15, 2026

World News

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle's kids to change schools in UK over security concerns
Sep 14, 2026
Prince Harry to make 1st public appearance after move back to UK
Sep 11, 2026
69 members of Congress call on Rubio to help secure release of prominent Palestinian doctor
Sep 10, 2026
Global temperatures hit record highs as El Niño strengthens: Report
Sep 10, 2026

Health News

Teen who died from brain-eating amoeba likely infected from community center water feature: Officials
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Family of Texas pregnant woman who died sues Texas AG Ken Paxton, alleges denied abortion led to death
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Entertainment News

Haymitch defies President Snow in 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' new trailer
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Lena Dunham welcomes first child via surrogate
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs isn't paying his legal bills, civil attorney claims
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Country Music News

Haymitch defies President Snow in 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' new trailer
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'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' swings past 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' as highest-grossing film at domestic box office
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In brief: 'Slow Horses' renewed for season 8 and more
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'The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey' gets Netflix release date, first look photo
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