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Tips to protect your pet this summer
(WIFR) - Pet experts say hot weather can be a catalyst to a whole host of health problems like heat stroke, burns and critters like ticks and fleas. Patricia Holm owns Auburn Animal Clinic and says prevention is easy and important. “It’s important to make sure the pet has plenty...
Springfield restaurant closing after less than one year being open
An up-and-coming Springfield restaurant is shutting its doors for good.After opening in October 2023, the upscale diner Twisted Fork announced the final day of operation at the restaurant would be on June 5. Owners Amanda and Jered Sandner thanked the community for the restaurant's support while it was open and made references to future ventures on a Facebook post announcing the closure May 31.
Seven Central Illinois fire departments battle large barn fire
ILLIOPOLIS, Ill. (WCIA) — Firefighters from seven fire departments and protection districts in Central Illinois spent several hours on Sunday battling a massive barn fire that broke out in Sangamon County. The fire happened around Route 36 and Mt. Pulaski Road — between Illiopolis and Buffalo — around 4:46 p.m. Firefighters from Illiopolis arrived to […]
Meeting set to discuss the future of Springfield Race Riot sites
The community is invited to a meeting Monday evening on commemorating the 1908 Springfield Race Riot. The U.S. Department of the Interior is hosting the event June 10 at the Union Baptist Church, 1504 E. Monroe St., from 6:00-7:00 p.m. It will feature a speaking program with guests:. • Brenda...
Sangamon Co. Crime Stoppers looking for tips in series of arsons
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Law enforcement officials in Springfield are looking to help the Springfield Fire Department as they investigate an arson that damaged a home earlier this year. The fire happened March 30 at a home near Wesley Street and Enos Avenue, and it cost $15,000 worth of damage. Officials added that this was […]
14-year old dies after go-cart crash in Christian County
CHRISTIAN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — The Christian County Sheriff’s Office announced a teenager has died following a crash between his go-cart and an SUV. The Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 6:45 p.m. Tuesday of a traffic crash where a SUV struck a go-cart on County Highway 10 just west of Morrisonville. After investigating […]
Illinois State Museum seeking to record, share personal stories about Route 66 for highway’s 100th anniversary
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — For decades, Americans made their cross-country journeys on Route 66, and though it may no longer be possible to navigate it uninterrupted, the stories left behind help define the old highway as the Main Street of America. Now, to celebrate the highway’s 100th anniversary, historians from...
‘History Cooks’ returns to History Comes Alive in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — At this year’s History Comes Alive event in Springfield, not only do guests get to immerse themselves in the life and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln — they can also witness and take home Springfield’s most notable recipes from throughout the last century. “History Cooks” has returned for its third year […]
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