Marion police have 3 persons of interest in killing of man found in trash can, chief says ...

Community partners in Marion are coming together to launch a large-scale Independence Day weekend celebration marking a ...

The City of Marion, Illinois, received about 12 inches of snow over the weekend. Sheriff Jeff Diederich warned traveling on Monday could be risky.

In Williamson County, a big announcement was made on Thursday as we move toward America’s 250th Birthday.

A 17-year-old male was arrested Monday morning following a reported robbery and assault in Carbondale, according to the City ...

Friday's Illinois high school boys and girls basketball scores local and statewide, including Edwardsville over Alton and Roxana over EA-WR in boys games.

“We wanted to maroon carpet the region,” SIU-Carbondale Chancellor Austin Lane said. “There’s no reason for our students to ...

Keith students Morgan Gates and Lilli Klinger travel to NYC Feb. 5–9 to join top young performers at the Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall.

Because of online learning, kids these days don’t know the glories of an unexpected snow day break from school.

NWS expects 8–12 inches of snow across Southeast Missouri starting early Saturday, with major impacts, subzero wind chills and a cold advisory through the weekend.

Vote for high school boys basketball player of the week for Jan. 26-31 by noon Friday.

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