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Quad Cities, IA/IL – Reports of funnel clouds have been received west of Washington, IA. Conditions are favorable for isolated funnel clouds with rain showers in southeast Iowa, northeast Missouri, and west central Illinois through 7 PM. These funnel clouds are higher up in the sky and are not anticipated to reach the ground.

Champaign, IL – Central Illinois is set for a weekend of pleasant weather with dry conditions and moderate temperatures ranging between 78 and 85 degrees today and Sunday. Humidity will begin to increase on Sunday, leading to a shift in the weather pattern early next week. According to the...

The severe weather that roared through the region last Monday night generated a record number of confirmed tornadoes in a single day in Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana, 24.

Five Illini athletes will be competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, representing their home countries and showcasing their skills in high jump, golf, volleyball, and tennis. Rose Yeboah broke a NCAA Championships record with a 1.97 meter-high jump. Adrien Dumont de Chassart is a three-time Big Ten Golfer...

Monday night's storms brought severe damage and power outages throughout Iowa and the Quad Cities. Even as of Wednesday morning, MidAmerican reports that almost 700 people are still without power in the Quad Cities. More than 300 people in Des Moines also have no power. To help folks who need...

According to a report, there is something that jails use every day in Illinois that experts say is considered "torture" what exactly is it? And should the Land of Lincoln stop using these devices ASAP?. According to an article from Illinoisansweres.org, the United Nations now considers restraint chairs a form...

Air Force veterans who've earned a combat action medal will be able to display them on a special license plate.

MILWAUKEE — Illinois’ Republican delegation left the party’s presidential nomination convention expressing optimism that Donald Trump would regain the presidency in November and hope that some of the messages in his lengthy acceptance speech could win over voters in a state that overwhelmingly rejected the former president in the past two elections. With Trump’s nomination official and the ...

Thieves are working around the clock trying to come up with new ways to trick you using all the latest technology and techniques to steal your identity and money. Illinois and Wisconsin residents who order products online that are being shipped to their homes need to know about this latest scam that uses fake text messages about package deliveries.

(The Center Square) – A bill that’s not advancing would, according to proponents, make the business grant administration process more equitable. A state senator called Senate Bill 2791 a “good bill.” Senate Bill 2791 never made it out of the spring legislative session, but proponents say it would even the playing field for small businesses […]

Our Meteorologist Jacob Dickey chronicles The Story of Lady Emu, from her journey around Central Illinois to her eventual capture two years later.

A worldwide outage of the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike struck Microsoft devices throughout Central Illinois, disrupting state, county and municipal systems. The City of Champaign and its library were just two of the organizations that dealt with the headaches caused by the outage.

New data from the Internal Revenue Service shows that in 2022 alone, more than 87,000 Illinoisans – faced with some of the highest taxes in the nation – relocated to other states. This exodus saw nearly $10 billion in income leaving Illinois, significantly impacting the state’s economic landscape....

(WIFR) - This fall, two hazardous waste collections will be held in the stateline, giving area communities the chance to safely dispose of unused or leftover hazardous household products. The one-day collections are open 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. on:. Saturday, October 12, at Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department,...

PARIS, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) – Music in the park continues at Twin Lakes. The park holds free concerts for members of the community, every Thursday night in the summer. All genres are played throughout the summer, highlighting great Wabash Valley musicians. Tonight featured the Rhythm Relics, a dance band that plays classic dance tunes from the […]

DU QUOIN, Ill. (KFVS) - Next month’s Paralympic games in Paris will showcase the world’s top athletes with disabilities. This week in the Heartland, some kids with disabilities are getting an introduction to the world of sports. Golf clubs swing and basketballs bounce at NubAbility All Sports Camp...

FARMERSBURG, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)– The Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) and The Small Business Administration (SBA) are opening Disaster Loan Outreach Centers (DLOC) to help with the damage from the June 25 storms. Starting July 22 at noon businesses and residents can come to one of the DLOC to...