Category Archives: Local News

Glenwood High School has been named the top high school in the Springfield area in annual ratings by U.S. News and World Report. Glenwood ranks 105th in the state, which is in the top 6 percent, and i...

A group of former Obama administration officials and election lawyers announced Tuesday they are attempting to reform the way the state draws district maps for the state legislature. They want to do t...

A Springfield man has been charged with aggravated battery as well as domestic battery after a stabbing incident early last Friday morning in Springfield. According to authorities 42-year-old Joel L. ...

A Springfield woman has been arrested for an alleged assault and theft in Iles Park. The incident took place on August 18th when a woman claimed she was approached by Darria U. Goudy outside a public ...

The seemingly pro Proud Boys Billboard that had been placed about a 1,000 feet from the entrance of Central Community High School outside Breese has been taken down. A representative from Lamar Advert...

The Springfield City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance which creates a citywide registry of properties cited for code violations. Mayor Misty Buscher clarified that the new ordinance does not c...

Springfield utility crews are repairing a series of water main breaks that began on Monday night. City Water, Light and Power reports repairs have been completed on breaks of mains on Sixth Street dow...

WMAY's Patrick Pfingsten reports in his The Illinoize newsletter this morning that 2022 Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey is "seriously considering" running again in 2026. Bailey served a...

Shane Woods, the man who was found guilty of multiple charges related to a fatal wrong-way crash on Interstate 55 in November of 2022 has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. In the November 2022 inc...

Springfield Police's Pro-Active Crime Unit arrested Contavious Kidd, a 37-year-old Springfield resident, on Monday following an extensive narcotics investigation. The unit in connection with the Stree...