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Springfield Fire Chief Nick Zummo speaks to the City Council Tuesday, June 16
Local
3 weeks ago
Springfield Alderman to fire chief: ‘You’re lucky nobody’s dead’

Zummo is on the hot seat because no sirens were activated June 10-11.

FILE - This Dec. 15, 2016, file photo shows a Pizza Hut restaurant in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Business
3 weeks ago
Pizza Hut, overtaken by the arrival of delivery culture, will be sold for $2.7 billion

Pizza Hut performed worse than average, with U.S. sales down 8.2% last year, Technomic said.

A pug "packing" for a trip.
Local
3 weeks ago
Are you and your pets prepared for the severe weather?

More severe weather is possible Wednesday.

Local
3 weeks ago
Springfield man sent to federal prison for ‘egregious’ child porn possession

Authorities say Dagenais had a long history of child porn possession, and it was escalating to the point where he admitted to a desire to rape a child.

Politician at a podium delivering a press conference, surrounded by reporters and large broadcast cameras in an ornate room.
IL State News
3 weeks ago
Pritzker signs state budget

The governor takes shots at Rauner, Trump.

Prison bars
Local
3 weeks ago
Athens man goes to federal prison for child porn possession

Christopher Wagy could have received up to 30 years in prison on one of the counts he faced.

Springfield is inside a cone of "moderate" risk of severe weather Wednesday, June 16.
Local
3 weeks ago
Tornadoes, wind, hail all possible Wednesday in Springfield area

Illinois is now Number One in tornadoes.

"All Shook Up" at "The Muni."
Local
3 weeks ago
It’s time to get ‘All Shook Up’

It’s time to get “All Shook Up” Out at The Muni this weekend! Stars of the show, Actor Madi Sweeney and Dancer Bri’ara McKinney stopped by the WTAX Morning Newswatch to discuss the upcoming performance!

Four women in a meeting room applaud; one seated with a bouquet stands beside laptops, others stand and clap at the long conference table.
Local
3 weeks ago
A night for farewells at District 186

Gill caps twelve years as District 186 superintendent.

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