Category Archives: Local News

Brooke Jones-Story Honored By Illinois State Police (Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois State Police are remembering the sacrifice of Trooper Brooke Jones-Story. Jones-Story's name was added to the ISP ...

Three Killed In Interstate Crash (Effingham, IL) -- State police say three people died over the weekend in a crash on I-70. The collision happened late Saturday morning and three vehicles were involve...

The National Weather Service's EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY for McLean-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-Cumberland-Clark-Ef...

2020 Corvette Revealed (Tustin, CA) -- General Motors has unveiled its first-ever mid-engine Corvette. On Thursday at a special event in California, the long-awaited eighth generation, newly designed ...

Illinois Rejecting Federal Funds To Avoid Abortion Referral Gag Rule (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois is rejecting some federal grant funds to avoid a new abortion referral gag rule. The Trump administration...

Zhang's Family Disagrees With Sentence (Peoria County, IL) -- The family of Yingying Zhang says it disagrees with the sentence imposed on Brendt Christensen. The jury that convicted Christensen in Yin...

Man Charged With Attempted First-Degree Murder After Shooting (Taylorville, IL) -- A Taylorville man is facing attempted first-degree murder charges after a shooting. Nathan Howell is accused of shoot...

Mail Carrier Honored For Reporting Fire (Mattoon, IL) -- A mail carrier is being honored for reporting a house fire on her route. Fire officials say the blaze broke out in May in the three-thousand-bl...

Lawsuit Filed Opposing New Gun Licensing Law (Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois State Rifle Association is fighting against a new law impacting gun owners in the state. The group filed a lawsuit yester...

State Farm To Demolish Historic Headquarters Building (Bloomington, IL) -- State Farm is moving forward with plans to demolish its former corporate headquarters in downtown Bloomington. Officials said...