Will Stevenson

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

Christobal Santana
Crime
1 month ago
Man convicted of attempted murder of Illinois State Trooper in Springfield

Christobal Santana can now be sent to Chicago for a murder trial there.

Crime
1 month ago
Virden man arrested on child pornography charges

Illinois Attorney General says “child sexual abuse material” was found in the suspect’s home.

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

Lesko says he wants to lower costs for working families.

Aumaurionne Flowers
Crime
1 month 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
1 month 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
1 month ago
Lincoln Land Community College president to retire

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

Local
1 month 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. Crouteau was one of a number of AFSCME union members who surrounded the Congresswoman.
Local
1 month 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
1 month ago
Springfield man convicted of 2021 murder

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

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