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Over 80 Students Take Part In Senator Plummer's Youth Advisory Council Program
Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Dozens of students from across the 55th Senate District gathered in Springfield this week for an in-depth learning experience about government, public service, and the legislative process. The event was part of State Senator Jason Plummer's (R-Edwardsville) Youth Advisory Council (YAC...
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Laundry Detergent Recalled Amid Bacteria Contamination
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- A popular laundry detergent is being recalled due to possible bacteria exposure. Manufacturer Reckett issued a voluntary recall for Woolite Delicates Detergent, which is exclusively sold on Amazon. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the recall is for over 16-hundred units of it...
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Idaho Smokehouse Partners Recalls Ready-To-Eat Beef Stick Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Washington, DC-(Mattoon Radio)- Idaho Smokehouse Partners, LLC, a Shelley, Idaho establishment, is recalling approximately 29,541 pounds of ready-to-eat beef stick products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) ...
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Local Sports
Local Sports Schedule For Tuesday
Local Sports Schedule For Tuesday March 25th High School Baseball National Trail Conference Casey Westfield at Altamont MOVED TO CASEY WESTFIELD St. Anthony at St. Jo Ogden Windsor / Stew Stras at Pana Brownstown St. Elmo at North Clay POSTPONED TILL WEDNESDAY Sullivan at Cowden Herrick Beecher City Apollo Conferenc...
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Local Sports Results For Monday
Local Sports Results For Monday March 24th High School Baseball National Trail Conference St. Anthony 14, Olney 3 FINAL Windsor / Stew Stras 6, Sullivan 3 FINAL Neoga 4, North Clay 3 FINAL Shelbyville 8, Dieterich 3 FINAL Pana 3, Cowden Herrick Beecher City 1. FINAL Apollo Conference Newton 6, Effingham 3 FINAL ...
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Kylie Osteen Signs To Play Basketball At Kaskaskia
Pictured Front Row Left to Right: Kaskaskia Head Coach Perry Michael, Kylie Osteen, Altamont Assistant Coach Rachel Hammer. Back Row Left to Right: Brooke Osteen (Mom), Peyton Osteen (Sister), Justin Osteen (Dad) Last Thursday afternoon Altamont senior Kylie Osteen signed her letter of intent to continue her academic...
Mar 24, 2025
National News
Mangione wants a laptop in jail while he awaits trial in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
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Luigi Mangione is asking for a laptop in jail for legal purposes as he awaits trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
Video and 911 calls played by police detail chaos from deadly shooting in New Mexico
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Police in Las Cruces, New Mexico, played 911 emergency calls and video depicting chilling scenes of people running in panic as gunfire crackled in a park where three people were killed and 15 were wounded during an unauthorized car show
Waymo plans to bring its driverless taxis to Washington in 2026
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Waymo on Tuesday added Washington D
A new Trump portrait for Colorado's Capitol could take time after one he disliked was removed
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Filling an empty space on the wall of presidential portraits in the Colorado Capitol with a new painting of Donald Trump could take time after one he disliked was taken down
South Sudan is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, UN envoy says
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The top U.N. official in South Sudan is warning that the country is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war
Early voting and spending surge in Wisconsin Supreme Court race that has drawn national attention
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Turnout during the first week of early voting ahead of Wisconsin’s pivotal Supreme Court race is far exceeding levels from another high-stakes election just two years ago
Intelligence officials to brief Senate on national security threats facing the United States
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The Trump administration’s top intelligence officials face Congress for back-to-back hearings this week
Gunman who killed 23 in racist attack at Texas Walmart is offered plea deal to avoid death penalty
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The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 in one of the the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history has been offered a plea deal to avoid the death penalty
Dozens of bird eggs and chicks rescued from wind-damaged eucalyptus tree in California
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Dozens of bird eggs and chicks have been rescued from a single wind-damaged eucalyptus tree that was dangerously close to collapse in a California park
South Carolina wants to accelerate constant push to lower income taxes
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The constant push to cut income taxes in South Carolina has accelerated significantly
Illinois returns stolen land to Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
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The Prairie Land Potawatomi Nation has reclaimed land in Illinois that was promised to the tribe’s leader 175 years ago but stolen by the federal government 20 years later
Escaped otters cavort in the snow as the zoo's search continues
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A Wisconsin zoo said two river otters, Louie and Ophelia, weaseled their way out of their enclosure last week during a winter storm, as the search continued Tuesday
Second lady Usha Vance will visit Greenland as Trump talks up US takeover
Mar 24, 2025
Second lady Usha Vance is set to travel to Greenland this week as President Donald Trump continues to suggest the U.S. could take control of the mineral-rich Artic island
The year's first major political test in Wisconsin becomes a referendum on Elon Musk
Mar 24, 2025
The election to fill a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat is quickly becoming a referendum on the Trump administration and a test of enthusiasm on both sides
One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen remembers struggle for recognition amid Trump's DEI purge
Mar 23, 2025
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Winning numbers drawn in Saturday’s Powerball
Mar 23, 2025
The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 06-07-25-46-57, Powerball: 12
Schumer says he won't step down as Senate Democratic leader despite government funding uproar
Mar 23, 2025
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won’t resign his post, despite pressure from some in the party after he voted to move forward with Republican spending legislation that avoided a government shutdown
Wife of slain California fire captain is arrested in Mexico on suspicion of murder
Mar 23, 2025
A month after an official with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection was found slain in her home, the woman’s wife has been arrested in Mexico on suspicion of murder
Deadly hit-and-run in New Mexico brings juvenile justice challenges into focus
Mar 24, 2025
Prosecutors in New Mexico's busiest judicial district have been pleading with state lawmakers to amend the children's code to address what they call an unbelievable spike in juvenile crime in Albuquerque
Georgia jury orders Monsanto parent to pay nearly $2.1 billion in Roundup weedkiller lawsuit
Mar 24, 2025
A jury in Georgia has ordered Monsanto parent Bayer to pay nearly $2.1 billion in damages to a man who says the company’s Roundup weed killer caused his cancer
'Give me liberty or give me death' turns 250. Here's what it meant in 1775
Mar 23, 2025
The phrase “Give me liberty or give me death!”
Wildfires force mandatory evacuation order in western North Carolina
Mar 23, 2025
Wildfires in North Carolina have forced an evacuation in one county as emergency crews work to bring the flames under control in an area of the state still recovering from Hurricane Helene
Teen killed after triggering avalanche in Alaska, where 4 have died in snow slides this month
Mar 24, 2025
Alaska State Troopers say a teenager has died after being buried by snow in an avalanche
Flammable devices found at Tesla dealership in Austin, Texas
Mar 24, 2025
Austin police say they’re investigating several incendiary devices found at a Tesla dealership on the city’s north side
Former Utah Rep. Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to the US House, has died
Mar 24, 2025
Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died on Sunday
National Sports
Shiffrin steadily overcoming PTSD after crash, focus on slalom at World Cup finals
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Mikaela Shiffrin’s flashbacks to her November crash in the giant slalom are happening less and less when she’s training
Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez sentenced to 5 years for 2022 shooting
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Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez has been sentenced to five years in prison for a shooting in 2022 where he chased after the man accused of molesting his son
Brignone captures season-long giant slalom title at World Cup finals in a race won by Gut-Behrami
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Italian ski racer Federica Brignone wrapped up the season-long giant slalom title at the World Cup finals in a race won by Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland
Nigeria's World Cup qualification hopes dealt huge blow in last-gasp 1-1 draw with Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe’s Tawanda Chirewa scored in the final minute to deal a major blow to Nigeria’s World Cup qualification prospects in a 1-1 draw between the teams
Testing begins at Cortina's controversial Olympic sliding track for bobsled, luge
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Tests are underway at Cortina’s controversial Olympic sliding track
Duke's Tyrese Proctor was wrestling with his 3-point shot before March Madness. Now he can't miss
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Duke guard Tyrese Proctor has made 13 of 16 3-pointers through two games of the NCAA Tournament
MLB free agency: Plenty of talent potentially available in '25-26 class, likely none for $700M
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There almost certainly won’t be a $700 million deal for any player in the baseball’s next free agency class, nothing like the record contracts for two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani and four-time All-Star slugger Juan Soto the past two winters
Jimmy Butler gets his return game in Miami, with both he and the Heat having moved on
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Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat will be linked one last time
Chalk talk: Star power, top teams and No. 5 seeds headline the women's March Madness Sweet 16
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There is plenty of star power left in women’s March Madness with Paige Bueckers, Hannah Hidalgo and Lauren Betts still playing even if JuJu Watkins won’t be
Viktor Hovland's pursuit of hitting pure golf shots is really not that complicated
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Viktor Hovland can sound like a player who is bent on perfection
Stanford football coach Taylor fired following report he was investigated for alleged mistreatment
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Stanford fired football coach Troy Taylor following a report last week that he had been investigated twice for allegedly mistreating staffers
Stylistic versatility: Those left in the NCAA Tournament have proven they can win a lot of ways
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Houston coach Kelvin Sampson knows his team can always rely on defense to win games
Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini acquitted again at second trial of financial wrongdoing
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Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have won again in court and now lead 2-0 in trial verdicts against Swiss federal prosecutors
Paolini becomes 1st Italian women's player to make Miami Open tennis semifinals
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Jasmine Paolini is headed to the Miami Open semifinals for the first time
Johnson and Morrow return in form as LSU dismantles San Diego State 103-48 in the NCAA Tournament
Mar 23, 2025
Flau’Jae Johnson scored 22 points, Aneesah Morrow had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and LSU overwhelmed San Diego State 103-48 in the opening round of the women's NCAA Tournament
Brock Nelson delivers shootout winner to send the Avalanche past the Canadiens 5-4
Mar 23, 2025
Brock Nelson scored the shootout winner in the fourth round as the Colorado Avalanche spoiled a third-period comeback try by Montreal and beat the Canadiens 5-4
Orlando scores four goals to back Javier Otero's first MLS start, a 4-1 win over DC United
Mar 23, 2025
Four players scored, goalkeeper Javier Otero had a clean sheet for the first 90 minutes in his first MLS start and Orlando City SC blew past DC United 4-1
Illinois State squares off against Presbyterian in CBI Tournament
Mar 23, 2025
Presbyterian Blue Hose (14-18, 7-10 Big South) vs. Illinois State Redbirds (19-14, 11-11 MVC) Daytona Beach, Florida; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State and Presbyterian square off in the College Basketball Invitational. The Redbirds are 11-11 against MVC...
With March Madness underway, it's game time for newly opened women's-sports bars across the US
Mar 24, 2025
Several new bars dedicated to women’s sports have made the mad dash to open in time to capitalize on March Madness, now in full swing
Real Madrid beats Barcelona for the first time in women's 'clasico'
Mar 23, 2025
Real Madrid women’s team has won the “clasico” against rival Barcelona for the first time to end an 18-match losing streak
Roddy Gayle's second-half surge leads Michigan past Texas A&M 91-79 in March Madness turnaround
Mar 23, 2025
Michigan is going back to the Sweet 16 a year after a 24-loss season, using Roddy Gayle’s surge to beat Texas A&M 91-79 in the NCAA Tournament
Trae Young, Georges Niang lead the Hawks past the Warriors 124-115
Mar 23, 2025
Trae Young had 25 points with 10 assists for his 41st double-double of the season and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Golden State Warriors 124-115 on Saturday night
Ta'Niya Latson scores 28 and Florida State tops George Mason 94-59 in March Madness
Mar 23, 2025
Ta’Niya Latson scored 28 points and sixth-seeded Florida State defeated George Mason in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament
Auburn coach Bruce Pearl makes plea for return of American hostage Edan Alexander from Gaza
Mar 23, 2025
Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl began his postgame NCAA Tournament news conference on Saturday night by advocating for the release of Edan Alexander, the last living American being held hostage in Gaza by Hamas
Figure skating's world championships are headed to Boston
Mar 23, 2025
It has been nearly two months since American Airlines Flight 5342 departed for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
