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Fire crews respond to the scene at Archer Daniel Midland Co. after an explosion at the East Plant on East Faries Parkway in Decatur, Ill., Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (Joseph Ressler/Herald & Review via AP)
Explosion and fire injures 8 workers at Illinois soybean processing plant
An explosion and fire at an soybean processing facility in Illinois has injured eight employees and sent a tower of smoke into the air.
 
This undated file photo shows Mayor Tab Bowling of Decatur, Ala. The Alabama mayor says he will have to “man up” and deal with the blowback after a newspaper reported he was operating an Airbnb at his home in the city despite a local ordinance that prohibits such short-term rentals. (The Decatur Daily via AP)
Report: Alabama mayor offers Airbnb despite city rental ban
 
Lisa Holder White, center left, is sworn in as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois by Justice, First District, Supreme Court of Illinois Mary Jane Theis during White's Installation Ceremony at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Thursday July 7, 2022, in Springfield, Ill. (Thomas J. Turney/The State Journal-Register via AP)
Holder White is state high court’s 1st Black woman justice
 
This undated body scan provided by the the Morgan County Sheriff's Office in Decatur, Ala., shows an apparent shotgun shell inside the body of a person who was being booked into the lockup. Prisoners entering the Morgan County Jail routinely undergo a body scan when being admitted, and a recent image showed what appeared to be a shell from a .410-gauge shotgun that had been swallowed inside a person, spokesperson Mike Swafford said Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. He says medical staffers sent the man to a hospital rather than jail, and he was later released on his own recognizance. (Morgan County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Body scan reveals shotgun shell inside Alabama prisoner
 
Police officers stand at attention as Champaign police Officer Chris Oberheim's casket is carried out of Maranatha Assembly of God Church during a funeral service, Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Decatur, Ill. Oberheim was killed early Wednesday, May 19, during a shootout at an apartment complex. (Clay Jackson/Herald & Review via AP)
Mourners gather for slain Illinois police officer’s funeral
 
Police in central Illinois shoot suspect who charged them
DECATUR. Ill. (AP) — Police in central Illinois shot a man suspected of stabbing a woman early Thursday, authorities said.
 
Weather Service: Storms sparked at least 6 Illinois twisters
CHICAGO (AP) — Severe weather that swept Illinois on Tuesday produced at least six tornadoes, the largest number of rare January tornadoes recorded in the state since 1989, the National Weather Service said.
 
Tuesday’s Scores
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Abbeville 57, Cottonwood 28

Albertville 47, Douglas 43

Arab 49, Boaz 34

Athens 51, Decatur 21
 
Tuesday’s Scores
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Abbeville 61, Cottonwood 46

Albertville 56, Douglas 48

American Christian Academy 49, Brookwood 46
 
Friday’s Scores
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Aliceville 56, South Lamar 41

Alma Bryant 63, Chickasaw 46

Ariton 57, Daleville 50
 
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Abbeville 48, Eufaula 37

Alma Bryant 76, Chickasaw 17

Athens 66, Ardmore 31

Buckhorn 58, Lee-Huntsville 51
 
Thursday’s Scores
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Alabama Christian Academy 50, Thorsby 17

Alexandria 56, Moody 43

B.C. Rain 57, Citronelle 22
 
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Altamont 52, Cumberland 43

Athens 60, Havana 46

Auburn 62, Carlinville 32

Bartlett 58, Geneva 55
 
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Adams Central 65, Churubusco 42

Anderson 56, Marion 36

Andrean 68, Gary West 11

Avon 58, Plainfield 42
 
Wednesday’s Scores
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Catholic-Montgomery 49, Loachapoka 40

Decatur Heritage 65, Waterloo 35

Geneva 47, Wetumpka 33
 
Monday’s Scores
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Abbeville Christian Academy 55, Macon-East 51

Brooks 47, Lauderdale County 46
 
Friday’s Scores
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Albertville 66, Boaz 60

Alma Bryant 48, Baldwin County 37

Blount 62, LeFlore 51

Bullock County 36, Barbour County 26
 
Friday’s Scores
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Abbeville 40, Headland 36

Appalachian 58, J.B. Pennington 54

Autaugaville 48, Pike Road 44
 
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Abbeville 58, Zion Chapel 17

Alma Bryant 51, Robertsdale 24

Autaugaville 46, Billingsley 31
 
Illinois sailor who died in Pearl Harbor attack laid to rest
BEECHER CITY, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois sailor who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has been laid to rest in his home state more than 80 years after his death.
 
Tuesday’s Scores
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A.L. Johnson 71, Washington County 56

Abbeville 68, Pike Liberal Arts 7

Athens 45, Ardmore 42
 
Tuesday’s Scores
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Abbeville 56, Pike Liberal Arts 15

Athens 63, Ardmore 21
 
Monday’s Scores
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Annawan 50, Rock Falls 41

Arcola 45, Fithian Oakwood 31

Athens 49, Pawnee 17

Aurora Central Catholic 52, Sandwich 23
 
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Buford 63, Peachtree Ridge 6

Colquitt County 56, Pebblebrook 16
 
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Athens 69, Bessemer City 31

Buckhorn 58, Hartselle 46

Cullman 60, Spain Park 34

East Limestone 52, Clements 40
 
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Clarke Prep 24, Chambers Academy 21

Glenwood 42, Morgan Academy 8

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Thursday’s Scores
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Alabama Sch. of Math & Science 57, Washington County 52

Charles Henderson 65, Park Crossing 64
 
Thursday’s Scores
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Autaugaville 48, Elmore County 41

Baker 59, Elberta 10

Central-Tuscaloosa 58, Linden 15
 
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Andrean 54, Michigan City Marquette 26

Borden 52, Clarksville 18

Central Noble 52, E. Noble 18
 
Tuesday’s Scores
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Asbury 40, Hanceville 30

Blount 59, Alma Bryant 47

Bob Jones 64, Grissom 27

Clay-Chalkville 40, Pell City 38
 
Tuesday’s Scores
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Alexandria 65, Delta 23

Anderson Prep Academy 51, Muncie Burris 17

Barr-Reeve 41, Orleans 38
 
Thursday’s Scores
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Alma Bryant 37, Mobile Christian 31

Belgreen 61, Tremont High School, Miss. 30

Brewer 45, Decatur 42
 
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Autaugaville 70, Central Coosa 20

Brooks 28, Lauderdale County 7

Chipley, Fla. 28, Excel 12
 
Chief: 2 officers wounded, suspect dead in Illinois shooting
DECATUR, Ill. (AP) — Two police officers conducting a traffic stop in a central Illinois city were shot and wounded early Wednesday by a motorist who died after officers returned fire, police said.
 
Friday’s Scores
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Abbeville 53, Samson 22

Alexandria 54, St. Clair County 27

American Christian Academy 35, Dallas County 10