Will Stevenson

WTAX Morning Newswatch Host & CapitolCityNow.com Editor-in-Chief

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IL State News
5 days ago
Pritzker: Trump playing politics with FEMA disaster aid denial

Pritzker: Denial of disaster aid was “a politically motivated decision….”

Marc Bell
Local
5 days ago
UPDATED: Democrat Bell drops out of race for Sheriff prior to primary

Bell claims the Sangamon County Democrats didn’t give him the resources he asked for.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - SEPTEMBER 20: Matchbox 20 band vocalist Rob Thomas(L) performs during the Rock in Rio 2013 concert , on September 20, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Local
5 days ago
Matchbox Twenty to perform at Illinois State Fair

Matchbox Twenty has sold over 40 million records globally.

Thomas Ian Nicholas attends the Primitive War film premiere in 2025.
Sports
1 week ago
‘Rookie of the Year’ star to be at Lucky Horseshoes’ ‘Legends Classic’

Thomas Ian Nicholas will both pitch and perform in his band.

Curt Oldfield will be the next president of Lincoln Land Community College.
Local
1 week ago
New president selected for Lincoln Land Community College

Curt Oldfield is current president of Spoon River College, and will replace Charlotte Warren at Lincoln Land Community College.

Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias
Local
1 week ago
Giannoulias launches e-bike safety awareness campaign, calls for legislative action regulating high-speed vehicles

The Democrat said the micromobility industry is booming, but the number of crashes and tragedies is also rising.

Matthew Crowder and Michael Gonzales
Crime
2 weeks ago
Two arrested after shooting in Taylorville

Shooting and standoff with Taylorville Police happened early Monday.

Michael Egan
Crime
2 weeks ago
Former SPD cop sentenced to jail time in near-fatal DUI accident, prosecutors wanted years in prison

Questions arose during sentencing about whether Michael Egan was truly sorry.

Fire truck with words Fire Dept.
Local
2 weeks ago
One person dead following fire in Jacksonville

A 66-year-old man was found inside the home and pronounced dead at the scene.