Category Archives: Local News
Failure to Appear Leads to Warrant for Gena English-Wheat
A warrant has been issued for a Springfield woman charged with concealing her neighbor's death after she failed to appear in court for at least the third time on Monday. Investigators said 59-year-old...
May 05, 2026 Police lights (Credit: Scott Rodgerson; UnSplash)
Trump Administration Lawsuits Seeks Sensitive Voter Information
The Trump administration's lawsuits seeking access to sensitive voter registration data in Illinois and dozens of other states is one part of a broader effort to purge state voter rolls of suspected n...
May 05, 2026
Extended Severe Weather Siren Testing Scheduled for Tuesday
The City of Springfield wants residents to be aware of extended severe weather siren testing scheduled for Tuesday May 5th between 10AM and 11AM. This test will last longer than the usual tests. Durin...
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Central Illinois Gas Prices Continue to Increase
Gasoline prices in the Springfield area are more than 50 cents higher than one week ago according to the daily survey from AAA. The average price of a gallon of regular fuel is $4.85, up from $4.32 on...
May 04, 2026 Gas pump (Credit: Marek Studinski; UnSplash)
CWLP Releases New Water Quality Report
CWLP has released a new water quality report. The findings show that in 2025 CWLP produced drinking water that met all USEPA and State of Illinois drinking water health standards and no violations of ...
May 04, 2026 City Water, Light and Power logo (Credit: CWLP FB)
Dusty Conditions Lead to at Least Two Accidents on Sunday
Blowing dust limited visibility on local rural roads on Sunday afternoon with at least two crashes reported. Collisions occurred east of Rochester and near Auburn on Illinois Route 104. The National W...
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Wet April Pulls Springfield Area Out of Drought Conditions
The April climate report from the National Weather Service at Lincoln shows a wet month that pulled the area out of drought conditions. Daily rainfall records were reported on April 27th in Springfiel...
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19th Season of Illinois Product Farmers Market Begins Thursday
The 19th season of the Illinois Product Farmers Market begins this Thursday from 3:30 to 7 pm at The Shed on the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The markets will continue each Thursday through September. ...
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Education Officials Looking for New Way to Count Low-Income Students
Education officials in Illinois say they need to come up with a new way of counting low-income students. Capitol News Illinois reports the Illinois State Board of Education is asking for $200,000 in i...
May 04, 2026 luminastock / Depositphotos.com
Pritzker Undergoes Routine Out-Patient Urology Procedure
Governor JB Pritzker will be resting up and pausing public appearances next week due to undergoing a routine out-patient urology procedure Friday morning. While Pritzker won't be making any public app...
May 01, 2026