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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Springfield School District 186 received a message about a possible threat to Jefferson Middle School on Friday. According to officials, just before 2 p.m., the district received a message from a community member who overheard anonymous sources talking about a possible threat to Jefferson Middle School at the end of the […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office responded to a possible threat at Jefferson Middle School on Friday. We're told District 286 security was notified of a threat at dismissal. The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office says the threat was about a shooting or involved firearms. No specific...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Decatur Police are sending a “friendly reminder” about some vehicles that are not allowed in certain parts of the city. In a social media post, officers said it is illegal to operate the following vehicles in parks or on city streets & sidewalks: Dirt bikes UTVs ATVs Golf carts Mini-bikes Officers […]

DECATUR — While critics second-guess the police response to the Texas elementary school shooting massacre, law enforcement in Decatur and Macon County said their response to a gunman in a school is simple: Go in immediately and neutralize the threat. “In an active shooter situation, the training and expectation...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCCU) — Schools across central Illinois are closing their doors for the summer, but the fear of violence may not be out of reach. Champaign therapist Trevor Kendrick says parents can sometimes be afraid to talk to their children about gun violence in schools. But she urges...

Springfield, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) - The University of Illinois Springfield baseball team hosted Quincy University in the NCAA Super Regional. The Hawks won game one 20-6. Game two is Saturday at 11 a.m. If the Prairie Stars win then the series-deciding game three will be 30 minutes after the conclusion of game two.

Amanda Moll nearly became the first high school girl in the country to ever clear 15 feet in the pole vault.

Police officers in Urbana and Springfield have plans in mind in case of a possible mass shooting like what happened on Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas. The two departments are considering what they must do if faced with a situation where every second matters. "You have to imagine that each one...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - An Illinois man was charged after shooting and killing his father in East Tennessee, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Officials with the TBI, Marion County Sheriff’s Office and Tennessee Highway Patrol were requested by the 12th Judicial District Attorney General J. Michael Taylor to investigate a fatal shooting that occurred on Friday, May 27, around 7:00 p.m. EST.

A Sephora shop has opened inside Kohl's in Springfield.

Springfield, Ill (WAND) – Look for low emission buses to be rolling into Springfield area bus stops in the not to distant future as the Sangamon Mass Transit District transitions to Lo/No emissions buses. “We’ll be phasing out the 34 diesel buses with 34 diesel-electric hybrid buses,” SMTD Managing...

MARION COUNTY – An investigation by Tennessee Bureau of Investigation special agents, Marion County deputies, and THP troopers has resulted in the arrest of an Illinois man, charged with shooting his father inside a rest area off the interstate. At the request of 12th Judicial District Attorney General J....

The Springfield High School softball team picked up its first Regional championship in 30 years on Friday as they defeated Rochester 9-0 in Jacksonville. The Senators will now head to Mt. Zion on Tuesday to face off against the winner between Danville and Mahomet-Seymour.

Freshman Mia Volpert pitched a complete game no hitter and had five RBI’s thanks to two home runs at the plate which helped lead Springfield to a 9-0 victory over the Rochester Rockets in Friday’s Regional championship game. The Senators advance to Tuesday’s semifinal in Mt. Zion where they will face off against either Mahomet-Seymour or Danville.

SPRINGFIELD - A 25-year-old man is dead after a Tuesday night shooting in Springfield. The Sangamon County Corner has identified the 25-year-old as Jayvon Watson of Springfield. Watson was taken to the hospital Tuesday evening, where he was pronounced dead at 7:47 p.m. He was shot multiple times in the...

Last season, the Glenwood Titans lost one game. It was to Triad in the 2A Chatham super sectional and the Knights went on to win the 2A state title. Glenwood will get a shot at revenge this season as the Titans beat Rochester 2-0 in the 2A Chatham sectional championship on Friday night to set up the rematch with Triad next Tuesday. Gigi Yurevich got the shutout in goal and Haden Vlcek and Ainslie Wilson scored the goals for the Titans. Glenwood hosts Triad on Tuesday night at 6 pm for a trip to state next weekend.

(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) yesterday reported 36,843 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, with 45 additional deaths since May 20th, 2022, a week ago Friday. It’s the first drop in coronavirus cases in Illinois after eight straight weeks of increases. According to the CDC, 15 Illinois counties are now rated at the High Community Level, all in northern Illinois. An additional 30 counties in Illinois are now rated at Medium Community Level. The IDPH continues to urge everyone to still observe the safety precautions of avoiding large gatherings of people, using face coverings, and becoming vaccinated and/or boosted as soon as possible. More information and details are available on the www.dph.illinois.gov website or by going online at www.covid.gov.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon has recently identified the shooting victim who died at HSHS St. John’s Hospital on Tuesday night. Results from an autopsy conducted on Wednesday indicate 25-year-old Jayvon Watson of Springfield died from multiple gunshot wounds. The death is being investigated as a homicide and remains under investigation […]