Current park board President Craig Hays said Mr. Dodds was “the consummate gentleman” with an eye toward community improvement.

Now, floorboards have rotted out, prompting the ramp to the mill to be blocked off. Below, the mill's drive shaft has been stuck in the weeds since the Sangamon River flooded in 2016. "It's depressing ...

The family of Georgia Holder have confirmed that the body found in a field on Ridgley Road this afternoon is Holder's.

Springfield Police are investigating the death of an adult woman after a farmer reported finding a body in a field Tuesday ...

A Springfield man has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing another Springfield man over the weekend.

Springfield Police detectives arrested Emmanuel K. Watts, 30, on March 8, 2025, at approximately 2:00 p.m. in connection with ...

A 38-year-old Springfield man was taken into custody for the shooting death of another Springfield man on Saturday. At ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Police have made an arrest in the shooting death investigation of Calvin Bell. Springfield police ...

The Allerton Park and Retreat Center near Monticello is one of the best known natural areas in Central Illinois. It had been ...

The Abraham Lincoln Council of Scouting America once again is Scouting for Food. The council-wide food drive will happen over two Saturdays. Scouts will distribute plastic grocery bags in neighbors on ...

A fight at a Springfield high school last week was the latest in the school district. Now, leaders are looking for answers.

Work planned on Angle Crossing Road DECATUR — Road repairs will cause a portion of Angle Crossing Road to be temporarily closed. An Indian Country teen's death, unemployed federal workers and the ...