Category Archives: Local News

Lincoln Presidential Library to honor MLK's memory with day of activities SPRINGFIELD - The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy on Monday, Ja...

A 5-year-old boy and 32-year-old man were bitten by coyotes in the heart of Chicago. The boy was hospitalized yesterday after being bitten multiple times by a coyote in Lincoln Park. He is said to be ...

For Immediate Release IEMA Encourages People to Stay Aware, Be Prepared as Rain, Snow Moves into the Region SPRINGFIELD - A series of significant winter storms are expected to move into the state late...

The annual Miss Moultrie-Douglas Pageant Prom Dress Sale will be January 24th through 26th in the former J. Crew Store at the outlet mall in Tuscola. Hours are 5:00-9:00 p.m. on the 24th, 10-9 on the ...

Fair Fight Reports Nearly 15-Million In Fundraising For Half-Year (Atlanta, GA) -- A voting rights group formed by former Georgia governor candidate Stacey Abrams is pulling in millions. A report find...

Weekly Jobless Claims Fall (Washington, DC) -- Fewer Americans are filing for unemployment claims. The Labor Department reports this morning 214-thousand workers filed first-time jobless claims last w...

Flood Watch National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 355 AM EST Thu Jan 9 2020   FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...   Excessive Rainfall.   IN...

R. Kelly's Girlfriends Get Into Fight At Singer's Chicago Condo (Chicago, IL) -- Charges could be pending after R. Kelly's girlfriends got into a fight at his Trump Tower condo in Chicago. Police say ...

Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Call Trump's Iran Behavior "Reckless" (Undated) -- Americans overwhelming say President Trump's behavior with Iran is "reckless" and has made the U.S. less safe. The USA...

Charges Dropped Against Only State Employee Fired In Flint Water Crisis (Flint, MI) -- The criminal case against former Michigan Department of Environmental Quality official Liane Shekter-Smith is bei...