Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release Illinois State Museum Summer Pass Now Available SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Visitors to the Illinois State Museum this summer can have unlimited access to exploration, discovery, learnin...

For Immediate Release Illinois State Police Announce Availability of Federal Firearm Licensees Web Page SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois State Police (ISP) announced today the availability of their web pag...

For Immediate Release First Mosquitoes Testing Positive For West Nile Virus Reported SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first mosquitoes to test positive f...

Mile-Wide Asteroid With Own Moon To Fly By Earth Tomorrow (Undated) -- A mile-wide asteroid with its own moon is on a path to fly by Earth this weekend. Astronomers say the asteroid, known as 1999 KW4...

For Immediate Release Eighth annual Artworks offers music, art, wine/beer tasting, more MATTOON -- The eighth annual Mattoon Artworks has expanded to two days this year, on June 7-8 in Downtown Mattoo...

E. Coli Risk Leads To Recall Of 62,000 Of Raw Beef Cuts (Undated) -- A recall is out for more than 62-thousand pounds of raw beef cuts that might be contaminated with E. coli. The recall covers short ...

Tornado Touches Down Near Lincoln (Lincoln, IL) -- The National Weather Service says damage near Lincoln indicates that an EF-1 tornado swept through the area. The tornado had an estimated wind speed ...

Central Illinois Cleaning Up After Storms, Including Tornado In Lincoln (Normal, IL) -- Much of Central Illinois is cleaning up after a series of violent storms. The storms came through late Wednesday...

LGBTQ Curriculum Bill Advances To Governor's Desk (Springfield, IL) -- A bill that would include LGBTQ historical contributions in public school curriculum is headed to Governor Pritzker's desk. The I...

With Memorial Day and warmer weather upon us, spending time in the water also comes with risks. U.S. Olympic swimmer Rowdy Gaines told NBC's Today show you always need adult supervision around a pool ...