Category Archives: Local News

US, Canada Working To Restrict Non-Essential Cross-Border Travel (Undated) -- The U.S. and Canada are putting the finishing touches on a deal to close the northern border to non-essential travel as a ...

Earthquake Strikes Near Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City, UT) -- The Salt Lake City area is dealing with the aftermath of an earthquake. The 5.7 magnitude quake hit just after 7 a.m. this morning. Its e...

For Immediate Release New Carle COVID-19 screening tools activated Urbana, Ill.-Tuesday, March 17, 2020, Carle launched new screening tools to help patients and community members determine if further ...

Governor Pritzker Activates National Guard (Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois National Guard is being activated to help with the state's response to COVID-19. Pritzker activated approximately 60 servic...

Durbin: Senate Must Move Quickly On House-Passed Coronavirus Bill (Washington, DC) -- The Senate's number two Democrat says a sweeping coronavirus relief bill that was approved by the House should be ...

Illinois Teachers Pay Continuing While Schools Break For Coronavirus (Springfield, IL) -- Governor Pritzker says that Illinois teachers will continue to be paid as usual while schools are closed becau...

Pilot, Two Passengers On Environmental Assessment Mission When Plane Crashed (Lincoln, IL) -- A preliminary report says a pilot and two passengers aboard a small plane that crashed near Lincoln were o...

Nevada Shutting Down Casinos During Pandemic (Carson City, NV) -- The Las Vegas strip is going quiet. All casinos are being ordered to shut down by midnight. Several major hotels already decided to cl...

Red Cross In Severe Blood Shortage (Washington, DC) -- The Red Cross is putting out an emergency call for blood donors. Nearly 27-hundred blood drives have been canceled nationwide because of the coro...

Kansas Governor Orders All Schools to Close for Remainder of School Year (Topeka, KS) -- Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is ordering all K-through-12 schools in the state to close for the remainder of the...