McKee, Ruth M.

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Ruth M. McKee, 99, formerly of Rio, died at 12:50 a.m. Sunday, November 18, 2018 in the Knox County Nursing Home in Knoxville.

Edwards, Carol L.

Mrs. Carol “Susie” L. Edwards, 71, of Galesburg, Illinois passed away peacefully at 9:09 p.m. Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at Rosewood Care Center, Galesburg. 

VanVleet, Green, Ibaka lead Raptors to 122-83 rout of Bulls

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With Kawhi Leonard sitting out, Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse inserted Fred VanVleet into the starting lineup Saturday night hoping it would snap the reserve guard out of a recent funk. Mission accomplished. VanVleet scored 18 points,

Iowa hands Illinois worst loss in school history

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Nate Stanley passed for 178 yards and three touchdowns while Mekhi Sargent and Toren Young added two rushing touchdowns each as Iowa rolled over Illinois 63-0 on Saturday. It tied the largest margin of defeat in Illinois

Stick leads North Dakota State to perfect regular season

Easton Stick threw for three touchdowns and North Dakota State completed a perfect regular season with a 65-17 victory over Southern Illinois on Saturday. The Bison (11-0, 8-0 Missouri Valley Football Conference), ranked No. 1 in the

Bears activate Shaheen, place Sims on injured reserve

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The Chicago Bears have activated Adam Shaheen from injured reserve and placed fellow tight end Dion Sims on IR. The 6-foot-6 Shaheen has missed the first nine games because of a foot injury. A second-round draft pick