Storms Lincoln
Local
5 months ago
UPDATE: NWS says as many as 12 tornadoes in Central Illinois Wednesday

Four reported in Morgan County, two of those in Jacksonville

Land of Lincoln Honor Flight
Local
5 months ago
Land of Lincoln Honor Flight looking for passengers

Potential guardians also wanted as passenger wait list empties

Adams Street Fire
Local
5 months ago
One year since Adams St. Fire downtown

One year later for a well-traveled section of downtown Springfield

Rochester Rockets
Education
5 months ago
Interim Superintendent named at Rochester

Rolf Siversten takes over July 1

Sports
5 months ago
New boys’ hoops coach at SHS

Succeeds Marques Warfield, whom the board fired last month

Torch Run WS
Local
5 months ago
Law Enforcement Torch Run undeterred by weather

It’s a labor of love for officers and Special Olympians alike

FILE - Wyatt Seymore pours the last drops of liquid from a water bottle into his mouth as he takes a break from unloading a stiflingly hot trailer of fireworks outside Powder Monkey Fireworks ahead of the opening of the stand, June 17, 2024, in Weldon Spring, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
IL State News
5 months ago
Heat dome will blanket much of the US, with worrisome temperatures in Midwest

A heat dome occurs when a large area of high pressure in the upper atmosphere acts as a reservoir that traps heat and humidity, said Ricky Castro, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Illinois

Scheels Sports Park WS
Local
5 months ago
All blown up, but new dome at new sports park not ready yet

Plus, click here to watch a time-lapse video of the dome being inflated, and the full press conference