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Will Stevenson

Will is the host of the WTAX Morning Newswatch, and is also the Editor-in-Chief of CapitolCityNow.com. He has won numerous awards from the Illinois News Broadcasters Association, Illinois Associated Press, and Illinois Broadcasters Association for his work over the past nearly 25 years. He has more than three decades of experience as a broadcaster.

Frank Lesko, State Senate candidate, makes his campaign announcement Tuesday as Dianne Barghouti Hardwick, Sangamon County Republican Party Chair, looks on.
Local
10 months ago
Frank Lesko to run for Illinois Senate seat

Lesko says he wants to lower costs for working families.

Aumaurionne Flowers
Crime
10 months ago
Two weekend shootings in Springfield: man arrested for one, one critically injured in another

Convicted felon arrested for one shooting, while a man is in critical condition in another.

Tractors on display at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur.
Agriculture
10 months ago
Farm Progress Show takes over Decatur this week

Everything from tractors and seed, to NASCAR drivers and politicians, will be at the Farm Progress Show.

Dr. Charlotte Warren has announced her pending retirement as president of Lincoln Land Community College.
Education
10 months ago
Lincoln Land Community College president to retire

Charlotte Warren, Ph.D. will serve until June, 2026

Local
10 months ago
State touts consecutive months of metro area job gains, including in Springfield

The Springfield area has seen 21 consecutive months of job growth, according to the state.

Springfield resident Bob Croteau, in blue, stands near Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-Springfield) at a news conference at the AFL-CIO headquarters in downtown Springfield Aug. 21, 2025. Crouteau was one of a number of AFSCME union members who surrounded the Congresswoman.
Local
10 months ago
Budzinski: Even union members are feeling pain from ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’

Budzinski: Don’t like the bill? Vote in the 2026 midterm elections.

Jahsen Thomas was convicted for an April, 2021 murder.
Crime
10 months ago
Springfield man convicted of 2021 murder

Jahsen Thomas shot Courtney Smith, 37, multiple times in April of 2021.

The new Route 66 donut sign was the subject of a ribbon-cutting Wednesday outside Mel-o-Cream on 6th Street.
Local
11 months ago
Get your kicks with donuts on Route 66

New donut-themed Route 66 sign debuts outside Mel-o-Cream on Sixth.

Kevin Horve
Crime
11 months ago
Decatur man accused of sexual assault, creating child porn with A.I.

Kevin Horve, 45, was arrested originally in June, with more charges recently being added.

Police lights
Crime
11 months ago
One shot, one arrested, Saturday night in Springfield

One man was taken to the hospital, while another was taken into custody Saturday night.

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