Category Archives: Local News

August Trial Date Set For Dixon High School Shooting Suspect (Dixon, IL) -- The teenager charged in Dixon High School's school shooting could be on trial by the end of the summer. A judge in Dixon on ...

Poll: Pritzker With 16 Point Lead In Illinois Governor's Race (Rock Island, IL) -- A new poll shows JB Pritzker with a large lead in the race for Illinois governor. "The Quad City Times" reported yest...

Illinois Among States On Recalled Melon List (Chicago, IL) -- Illinois one of eight states on the list of states where tainted melon slices could be on store shelves. The CDC on Friday said that Caito...

A Robinson man faces multiple charges following a crash near Newton yesterday. Illinois State Police say 29-year-old Daniel York was traveling west on Jasper County 1400th Avenue when he left the road...

A crash during a street race sent a Louisville man to the hospital Saturday night. 51-year-old Timmy Sowers was attempting to race another motorcycle on South Mill Street in Flora when he lost control...

Three Arkansas residents were injured in an accident on I-70, near Effingham Saturday. According to the Illinois State Police, 38-year-old Juanita Obannon was eastbound at mile post 90 when she fell a...

Lake Land College's Adult Education is offering free welding classes for the fall 2018 semester. Orientation will be June 18th at 4:00 p.m. at the Eastern Region Center in Marshall. Please call 217-23...

Tri-County Athletics' annual golf scramble will be July 21st at Norton Knolls Golf Course in Oakland. It's a four-person best-ball scramble. Team entry fee is $240. They'll award prizes for first, sec...

There's a new number one film at the box office this weekend in the U.S. and Canada. The star-studded heist movie "Ocean's 8" starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett [[ blan-CHET ]] and Rihanna earned...

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will occur today and tonight across central Illinois. Damaging wind gusts will be possible over east central IL and from I-74 north until mid morning, along with lo...