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12/26/2025

41- year- old Lindsay Seward was arrested on December 23rd. Police serving a search warrant at her home found suspected methamphetamine, a revolver handgun, and A large sum of cash

Upon arrival, officers located a 32-year-old male suffering from at least one apparent gunshot wound. The individual was...
12/26/2025

Upon arrival, officers located a 32-year-old male suffering from at least one apparent gunshot wound. The individual was pronounced deceased at the scene. No arrests have been made at this time.

Upon arrival, officers located a 32-year-old male suffering from at least one apparent gunshot wound. The individual was pronounced deceased at the scene

Hartzler was an assistant U.S. Attorney in Springfield when Attorney General Janet Reno selected him to lead the prosecu...
12/26/2025

Hartzler was an assistant U.S. Attorney in Springfield when Attorney General Janet Reno selected him to lead the prosecution of Timothy McVeigh.

Joseph Hartzler died on December 18 in Chicago. He was 75.

Springfield Plastics presented Simmons Cancer Institute with a check for $143,550.31 and donated $8,250 to HSHS St. John...
12/24/2025

Springfield Plastics presented Simmons Cancer Institute with a check for $143,550.31 and donated $8,250 to HSHS St. John’s Cancer Center from their 2025 Drain for the Cure fundraiser.

The Logan County coroner said 66-year-old Richard Saunders of Guttenberg, Iowa was pronounced dead at about 12:30 am at ...
12/24/2025

The Logan County coroner said 66-year-old Richard Saunders of Guttenberg, Iowa was pronounced dead at about 12:30 am at Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

Crime Stoppers said surveillance video shows a Black man with a gray beard wearing a dark coat and stocking cap pouring ...
12/24/2025

Crime Stoppers said surveillance video shows a Black man with a gray beard wearing a dark coat and stocking cap pouring liquid from a blue jug around the cook shed before igniting it at about 1 a.m. Sunday.

The 6-3 ruling, which comes more than two months after the Trump Administration made an emergency appeal to the high cou...
12/24/2025

The 6-3 ruling, which comes more than two months after the Trump Administration made an emergency appeal to the high court, effectively prevents the federal government from using federalized troops in Chicago while the underlying court case challenging the deployment continues.

the 6-3 ruling, which comes more than two months after the Trump Administration made an emergency appeal to the high court, effectively prevents the federal government from using federalized troops in Chicago while the underlying court case challenging the deployment continues.

This new position will require confirmation by the Illinois Senate.
12/23/2025

This new position will require confirmation by the Illinois Senate.

. This new position will require confirmation by the Illinois Senate.

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services is investing $4 million in Medicaid family planning programmin...
12/23/2025

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services is investing $4 million in Medicaid family planning programming in order to counteract the federal defunding of Planned Parenthood in Trump’s budget bill.

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) is investing $4 million in Medicaid family planning programming in order to counteract the federal defunding of Planned Parenthood in Trump’s budget bill.

There have been 46 straight drawings without a winner.
12/23/2025

There have been 46 straight drawings without a winner.

The 1.7 Billion dollar jackpot will be the 4th largest in US lottery history.

First responders said a train was being assembled when the rail broke.
12/23/2025

First responders said a train was being assembled when the rail broke.

First responders said a train was being assembled when the rail broke

Greg Halblieb, News Director for Woodward Community Media - Springfield tells us his favorite holiday songs — sponsored ...
12/23/2025

Greg Halblieb, News Director for Woodward Community Media - Springfield tells us his favorite holiday songs — sponsored by Landmark Ford. 🎄🎶

The holidays are here - that means family time, delicious treats, presents of course, as well as holiday tunes...

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