Crime
2 years ago
Released with no bond for multiple DUIs, crashes into 4 parked vehicles

Police say Craig demonstrated several signs of impairment, which led to his arrest for aggravated DUI.

Farmer sprays pesticide on soybean field
Agriculture
2 years ago
EPA Proposes Ban on Acephate for Agriculture

Acephate, an insecticide commonly used by soybean and cotton farmers in the Midsouth to control stink bugs, will be a chemical tool removed from the proverbial toolbox under an EPA proposal now out for a 60-day public comment period.

Civil War era document
History
2 years ago
Pritzkers purchase key Civil War document to be housed at ALPLM

Springfield, IL  (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Governor Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker visited […]

Health & Wellness
2 years ago
The Gift of Life gets the spotlight

You can go online to GIFTOFLIFE.org to register for organ donation.

Samuel Lester Rogers
Obituaries
2 years ago
Samuel Lester Rogers

Samuel Lester Rogers, 62, of Illiopolis, IL passed away on April 20, 2024, at […]

David L “Skeeter” Andrew
Obituaries
2 years ago
David L “Skeeter” Andrew

David L “Skeeter” Andrew, 81, of Illiopolis, passed away on Monday April 22, 2024 […]

Tanya L. Jacobs
Obituaries
2 years ago
Tanya L. Jacobs

Tanya L. Jacobs, 53, of Springfield, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2024. The […]

William (Bill) Jordan Sampias
Obituaries
2 years ago
William (Bill) Jordan Sampias

William (Bill) Jordan Sampias died in his home on April 23, 2024, after a […]

Luella “Lou” Fay List
Obituaries
2 years ago
Luella “Lou” Fay List

Luella “Lou” Fay List, 91, of Springfield, IL, died at 11:15 p.m. on Thursday, […]

WTAX transmitter
History
2 years ago
WTAX History

WTAX began in Streator, Illinois in 1923 as a project of Williams Hardware Company. The Department of Commerce distributed the call letters and some say WTAX refers to the tacks the hardware store sold.