Category Archives: Local News

CWLP crews are responding to a broken waiter main in the 3100 block of South Fourth Street. Due to the scope of repairs, customers will be without water service during work, which will impact about 80...

About seven inches of snow fell on Central Illinois during the weekend as overnight temperatures fell below zero. Illinois State Police Troop 6 reported assisting more than 250 motorists during the we...

A 14-year-old girl from Chicago died in a multi-vehicle pileup on a snowy Interstate 55 on Saturday. The crash occurred at about 10:30 Saturday morning on southbound I-55 at the Clear Lake Avenue exit...

A 38-year-old Springfield man was arrested last week as a result of an ongoing narcotics investigation by Springfield Police. Officers executing a search warrant at the home of Terry Ballinger on Wedn...

Southern Illinois University Medicine has launched a national search for its next dean, provost and chief executive officer. National executive search firm Isaacson, Miller will partner with a search ...

Ho, ho, ho - there's so much holiday fun to be had this weekend. *With the threat of inclement weather, we recommend checking before you go to make sure none of these events have been postponed or can...

The City of Springfield has designated a snow emergency for designated snow routes from 7 a.m. Saturday to noon on Tuesday. No parking will be allowed on designated snow routes beginning at 11 o'clock...

A suspect has been identified in a break-in early Wednesday morning at a Springfield bar during which gaming machines were damaged. The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to an a...

The National Weather Service reports three to four inches of snow fell throughout the area Thursday night and overnight. Crews are working to clear slick roads before another two to four inches of sno...

A Springfield man charged with concealing the death of his wife has been denied pre-trial release. 59-year-old Adam Corbin is in the Sangamon County Jail. The remains of his wife, 65-year-old Nancy Co...