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Crime
1 month ago
Family targeted in mass shooting that left 5 dead in Illinois, police say

Two more people were wounded, and two teenagers, ages 15 and 16, were in custody, police said.

Local
1 month ago
Massey family: Grayson shouldn’t get out of prison, despite cancer

Sonya’s cousin Sontae tells the WTAX Morning Newswatch Grayson needs to do the time, since he did the crime.

Local
1 month ago
ISP: Barricaded suspect found dead after 12-hour standoff

The standoff ended around 1 a.m. Saturday.

Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, speaks on the House floor on May 21, 2026. Ammons will be the subject of an investigating committee. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Local
1 month ago
Illinois House to investigate Rep. Carol Ammons following indictment

Republican petition triggers special committee.

Man in a navy jacket speaks to reporters outside a medical clinic, microphones in front labeled Capitol City Now.
IL State News
1 month ago
Federal appeals court upholds Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons, overturning lower-court ruling

The majority opinion also pushes back on claims made by the plaintiffs that semiautomatic weapons are not at fault for mass shootings.

Woman with braided hair seated behind a wood desk, speaking into a microphone in a formal legislative chamber.
Local
1 month ago
State Rep. Ammons responds after federal indictment

“I have done nothing wrong, and I strongly disagree with the allegations outlined in this indictment.”

Gray Ford police SUV with flashing red lights, side markings read 'POLICE' and 'NOKOMIS', parked on a city street near a building entrance.
Local
1 month ago
Nokomis Police Department at risk after chief resigns

Officials are still tight-lipped about the resignation.

Prison bars
Local
1 month ago
Man goes to prison for fatal Lincoln accident

The accident May 18th in Lincoln near Logan and Peoria Streets claimed the life of a passenger in a van, Christine Shaub, 66.

Kamyjas Bias
Local
1 month ago
First-degree murder charges refiled against Lanphier HS stabbing suspect

The charges come after 20-year-old Kamyjah Bias’ conviction was reversed and vacated in 2024 by an appellate court. 

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