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Local News

Semi Fire on I-57 Closes Southbound Lanes North of Salem for Two Hours
3h ago
Marion County Inmate Attempts Escape While at Salem Township Hospital
Mar 08, 2026
Police Beat for Saturday, March 7th, 2026
Mar 08, 2026
Heavy Thunderstorm Passes Over Marion County Area, Downing Trees and Knocking Out Power
Mar 07, 2026
Centralia BPW Will Hold Equal Pay Day Rally on Saturday
Mar 06, 2026
New Part-Time Centralia Firefighter Sworn In
Mar 06, 2026

Weather

FYI

Boil order LIFTED for parts of North Washington and East Schwartz in Salem
Lane closures on Old US 50 west of Carlyle to Begin Monday for resurfacing
Racetrack Road Bridge South of Route 161 Closed

Blogs

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Mar 04, 2026
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Feb 26, 2026

Local Sports

IHSA Boys Super Sectionals Tonight
5h ago
Breese Central Wins Class 2a State Title
5h ago
NJCAA Region 24 Quarterfinals Today at RLC
5h ago
Wildcats Show Well At SIU-Indoor Invitational
5h ago

National News

Explosives thrown outside NYC mayor's residence probed as 'act of ISIS-inspired terrorism': Officials
2h ago
Iran may be activating sleeper cells, alert says
3h ago
US missile seen hitting building near Iranian girls' school, experts say
3h ago
Video footage appears to cast doubt on DHS claims about fatal 2025 shooting involving agent
21h ago
4 arrested after 'suspicious device' thrown during protest outside NYC mayor's home
Mar 07, 2026
Severe weather continues to churn as death toll from US storms reaches 8 Mar 07, 2026
Obama Presidential Center's grand opening celebrations to begin in June Mar 07, 2026
'Not what we voted for': Some MAGA voices warn Iran backlash will only grow the longer the war lasts Mar 07, 2026
Trump to attend dignified transfer of 6 fallen service members killed in Kuwait amid Iran war Mar 07, 2026

National Sports

Scoreboard roundup -- 3/8/26
6h ago
Scoreboard roundup -- 3/5/26
Mar 06, 2026
Scoreboard roundup -- 3/4/26
Mar 05, 2026
Scoreboard roundup -- 3/3/26
Mar 04, 2026
Scoreboard roundup -- 3/2/26
Mar 03, 2026

Business News

Stocks tumble as oil climbs above $100 per barrel
3h ago
Dow closes down 450 points as Iran war sends oil prices surging
Mar 06, 2026
US lost 92,000 jobs as markets roil, gas prices surge: Report
Mar 06, 2026
Investors send stocks tumbling, Dow plunges 900 points
Mar 05, 2026

Political News

Sen. Andy Kim introduces bill to combat illiteracy: 'Reading unlocks life-long success'
3h ago
Trump to speak at 'Shield of the Americas' summit aimed at taking on cartels
Mar 07, 2026
Takeaways from the first primaries of the 2026 election cycle
Mar 04, 2026
US sub sinks Iranian ship by torpedo in Indian Ocean, 1st such attack since WWII
Mar 04, 2026

World News

'Criminal explosion' strikes synagogue in Belgium, official says
4h ago
Iran forms interim leadership council as President Pezeshkian resurfaces
Mar 01, 2026
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

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

Miley Cyrus sings with Elmo on new episode of 'Sesame Street'
1h ago
Lara Jean, Kitty reunite in 'XO, Kitty' season 3 trailer
1h ago
Road to the Oscars 2026: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas on her 'Sentimental Value' nomination: 'Kind of absurd'
3h ago

Country Music News

Ingrid Andress is keeping things low-key for her new tour
1h ago
Thomas Rhett announces The Soundtrack To Life Tour
2h ago
Jason Aldean's 50th chart entry is a heart-to-heart between a man and his heart
7h ago
Carly Pearce is the Song Suffragettes' Yellow Rose of Inspiration
Mar 03, 2026