Crime
6 months ago
Wyndham declared unsafe for occupancy after vandalism, flooding

State Rep. Joyce Mason was staying at the Wyndham at the time and heard water pouring down the elevator shafts.

White Jeep at crash scene
Local
6 months ago
Coroner confirms identity of man killed in Springfield crash

Walls died from multiple blunt force injuries sustained in the crash at North Second and Calhoun Streets.

Getman & Romer
Crime
6 months ago
Conspiracy charges dropped for NY couple in Springfield murder plot

Getman incurred additional charges for incidents while she was hospitalized.

Robert Butcher
Crime
6 months ago
Pleasant Plains man arrested in fatal New Berlin hit-and-run

He has been charged with leaving the scene of a fatal traffic crash, a Class 1 felony.

White Jeep at crash scene
Crime
6 months ago
Dashcam video shows attempted traffic stop and crash scene in downtown Springfield

One person was trapped inside, and another was underneath the vehicle.

Local
6 months ago
UPDATE: Sangamon County Coroner releases identity of hit-and-run victim on I-72 exit

Preliminary autopsy findings suggest she died from multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a pedestrian vs car incident.

Clarence Smith
Crime
6 months ago
Springfield bar shooting: Suspect with homicide history arrested after argument turns violent

The sheriff’s office reports Smith has prior arrests for drugs, assault and homicide. He remains in the Sangamon County Jail. 

Sangamon County Coroner office
Crime
6 months ago
Sangamon County Coroner confirms homicide and identity in suspected domestic violence case

The autopsy showed the 65-year-old died from blunt force injuries to the head, with the manner of death declared a homicide.

Michael Egan, seen in bodycam footage from the Springfield Police Department, is questioned at the crash scene by an Illinois State Police trooper.
Crime
7 months ago
Egan case means an earful for Springfield city council

Distrust of police rises as four cops are disciplined for mishandling scene of suspected DUI

Springfield Police squad
Local
7 months ago
Man dead after jumping into Sangamon River following possible domestic violence incident

Springfield Police responded to a possible domestic violence incident around noon Monday in the 4000 block of Sand Hill Road.

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