Will Stevenson

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

gas rate hike
Local
1 month ago
Interest groups: Ameren prioritizes profits over rate affordability

A proposed order would cut a recommended $129 million rate hike request for natural gas delivery by about one third, or, $44 million.

Springfield Ward 2 Alderman Shawn Gregory, standing, speaks to the Oct. 15, 2025 meeting of the Massey Commission.
Local
1 month ago
Massey Commission looks at accountability, and why city councils and school boards aren’t at the table

An independent commission was suggested to make sure money is spent properly, and to make sure action items actually get done.

Three people were killed Thursday at the house, seen left, in the 3000 block of Hoover Ave.
Crime
1 month ago
Investigators wonder if triple-homicide victim had something to do with shooting

Investigators say Devione Brady had no connection to the other shooting victims.

Illinois State Police squad
Crime
1 month ago
ISP: Grant helping carjacking investigations pays off

Almost 300 vehicles were recovered by Illinois State Police in a three-month timeframe this year.

Bob Fioretti, attorney and former Chicago alderman, is running for Illinois Attorney General as a Republican.
IL State News
1 month ago
Former Chicago alderman to run for Illinois Attorney General

Fioretti says he is opposed to the lawsuits the state has filed or been part of regarding various moves and decisions by the Trump administration.

Police lights
Crime
1 month ago
Coroner says human skull recently found in Springfield creek

Discovery made September 20 near Toronto Road.

gas pump
Local
1 month ago
Gas prices decline in Illinois last week

Gas prices in Springfield are, mostly, lower than the state average.

Local
1 month ago
House exploded Friday in Jacksonville

Two people taken from the home were taken to a Springfield hospital.

Samuel Britz (file)
Crime
1 month ago
Man allegedly flees, but is still convicted of sexual assault of a minor

Samuel Britz allegedly fled to Chicago, but was still convicted of a series of sexual assaults starting in 2018.

Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputies and other law enforcement responded to a triple-homicide Thursday in the 3000 block of Hoover Ave.
Crime
1 month ago
Three people dead following Springfield shooting

Three confirmed dead, officials say it’s an “active investigation.”