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Two men were arrested after a standoff following reports of several gunshots early Monday morning in Taylorville. Police said a woman reported hearing seven gunshots before 2 am near Illini Drive. Off...

Springfield Police reported seizing 57 illegal firearms in January, which the department said is the most ever seized in the city in a single month. City police said the weapons included shotguns, ass...

Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher has announced the return of the Springfield Green program. The program was largely active during the Davlin administration and with the celebration of the 100th anniver...

As Springfield city officials develop the fiscal year 2027 budget, Mayor Misty Buscher says managing the city's finances is a year-round task. Buscher told Sam Madonia on AM Springfield that she and O...

The Springfield School District 186 board is expected to formally approve Dr. Terrance Jordan as the next superintendent during tonight's meeting. Jordan has been with the district for more than 20 ye...

A retired Springfield police sergeant has been sentenced to up to 180 days in jail and two years probation for causing a crash with a motorcycle that seriously injured its two occupants in September 2...

A state commission dedicated to documenting misconduct by federal immigration agents and making policy recommendations issued its initial report Friday. The Illinois Accountability Commission, created...

Reaction to the 20-year prison sentence of Sean Grayson was swift. Sangamon County Sheriff Paula Crouch issued a statement that "Sonya Massey's murder should never have happened. Today, the person res...

The president of the Central Illinois District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod has been charged with producing child pornography. The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri ...

A 66-year-old man is dead after fire heavily damaged a residence in Jacksonville on Thursday evening. Morgan County Coroner Marcy Patterson pronounced the man dead at the residence. The coroner said h...