Local
1 year ago
Make Thanksgiving a holiday, not a hazard

The Springfield Fire Department has provided some kitchen safety tips.

Local
1 year ago
Ribbon-cutting ceremony showcases new lighting at the Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon

The lights will be on every evening not only to make the Carillon more beautiful, but also to attract the public to visit.

Kent State Football
Local
1 year ago
Kenni Burns, Kent State football coach and SHG grad, sued by Ohio bank for $24,000 credit card debt

Burns said he and his wife are working to swiftly address the matter.

Local
1 year ago
2024 election results: what happened and what it means

The 2024 election win for Donald Trump was attributed to many factors.

Local
1 year ago
WEEKEND WEATHER: Partly cloudy and dry

Temps will warm slightly to close to 50 on Saturday and 60 on Sunday.

Planned Parenthood procedure room in Springfield, IL
Health & Wellness
1 year ago
New federal lawsuit from conservative legal group challenges Illinois abortion protections

The lawsuit seeks to prevent the state from requiring insurers to cover abortion coverage by arguing that doing so violates the First Amendment and 14th Amendment rights of its plaintiffs.

Priest collar
Local
1 year ago
Taylorville priest resigns following misconduct allegations

Both men acknowledged their actions were incompatible with their responsibilities in the church.

Jussie Smollett
Crime
1 year ago
Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned

Smollett, who is Black and gay, told police in January 2019 that two men assaulted him in his downtown Chicago neighborhood, spouting slurs, tossing a noose around his neck, and yelling that he was in “MAGA country.”