Category Archives: Local News

State Troopers Crack Down On Distracted Driving (Peoria, IL) -- Illinois State Police troopers are cracking down on distracted driving. A new law took effect this month reclassifying texting and drivi...

A Paris man was killed in a crash on East Terre Haute Road this morning. According to the Illinois State Police, a tractor-trailer driven by 24-year-old Brett Bell of Paris, left the roadway, and over...

Crystal Lake, IL - State Representatives, Brad Halbrook, Chris Miller, Amy Grant, and Allen Skillicorn are calling for the repeal of the recently approved Reproductive Health Act and for new definitio...

Barger led police on a multi-county chase after killing pregnant girlfriend   SHELBYVILLE, IL - The Illinois State Police (ISP) have presented the case against Deven A. Barger, a 24-year-old male...

(Dearborn, MI) -- Ford Motor Company is recalling around 58-thousand Focus cars in North America because a software update that was part of an earlier recall was not complete. The recall affects 2012 ...

The next Laker Visit Day at Lake Land College will be October 11th from 9:00 to noon. It's an opportunity to meet with faculty, take a tour and learn about everything offered at Lake Land. Register at...

A high level political meeting is revealing details about a decision to cancel a performance by Confederate Railroad at the Du Quoin State Fair. Southern Illinois state Representative Terri Bryant met...

Wrenching testimony from the victim's parents is what jurors heard on the second day of the sentencing hearing for Brendt Christensen. Yingying Zhang's mother described her daughter in a tearful video...

Former candidate for Illinois governor Robert Marshall is challenging U.S. Senator Dick Durbin for his seat in 2020. Marshall is a Vietnam veteran and licensed physician, and announced yesterday he wi...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Heat Advisory for Christian, Macon, Moultrie, Douglas, Coles, Edgar, Shelby, Cumberland, Clark, Effingham, Jasper, Crawford, Clay, Richland, and La...