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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Two teens have been charged in connection with the murder of 17-year-old Dayquan Wiley. State's Attorney John Milhiser announced charges against 17-year-old Larryoun Taylor and a 15-year-old. On Aug. 4, 2024, the Springfield Police Department was called to a house in the 1800 block of 11th...

Some high school seniors were crushed when their high school decided to cancel the varsity football season. No Football Season For These Illinois High School Seniors. Football is by far my favorite sport. I played for 8 years, 5th grade, and through high school. I had a blast. I wish I could've played in college but I didn't have the size or skills. It was a big part of my life, especially my senior year. I couldn't imagine not having that experience.

A Springfield woman was arrested on Wednesday by members of the Illinois State Police in connection to the death of a Waverly man in February. The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation announced late Wednesday that they had arrested 39-year old Kavita Lettimore of Springfield on a charge of Class 2 felony involuntary manslaughter.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Two men from Springfield were arrested on drug charges after a warrant. The Springfield Police Department served a search warrant at a house on S. 25th Street near Cook Street. From the warrant, officers seized 15 grams of heroin/fentanyl, 23 grams of crack cocaine, 10 grams of cannabis, 4 grams of […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Chelsey Farley and her boyfriend Trevor Hopkins were riding on a motorcycle near Lake Springfield. That ride took an unexpected turn, and she doesn’t remember a lot. “I know that I was told by the witness, that I hit the top of the car, did a couple cartwheels and then hit […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The State of Illinois African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission (ADCRC) held an event in Springfield this Saturday. On Oct. 19, the ADCRC hosted the third stop on its series of statewide public hearings to discuss reparatory actions for Black Americans in Illinois who are descendants of American Chattel Slavery. The event was […]

The weather is getting chilly, yard decorations are getting spookier, and the grocery store is filling up with candy in preparation for Halloween. Here’s when you might expect to see skeletons or superheroes ringing your doorbell in the Sangamon County area. Springfield ...

The Rochester Rockets picked up a 51-21 victory over Springfield High at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon to improve to 6-2 this season. The Senators (5-3) will travel to Chatham to take on Glenwood in Week Nine, while the Rockets host Sacred Herat Griffin.

(This story was updated to add new information and to correct the Pana quarterback.) The high school football regular season nears the end as teams around Springfield vie for playoff position. Here are the live updates and results for Week 8 games in the area: ...

In week 8 the United Red Storm are looking to secure their first win on the season still. The United Red Storm take on the Havana Ducks at home and are motivated to get their first win. The Havana Ducks offense started off quickly and scored a touchdown and made the extra point to put the Ducks up 7-0 in the first quarter. The Red Storm then tried to make something happen offensively, but nothing worked out. So, the Red Storm were forced to punt. The ducks then received the punt and inched their way to the touchdown and scored but missed the extra point attempt. The Havana Ducks are leading the United Red Storm 13-0. The Red Storm fumbled unfortunately, and the Havana Ducks recovered the fumble. With the Havana Ducks recovering the football they again inched toward the touchdown and were able to score but missed the extra point attempt. Havana led the United Red Storm 19-0. The Ducks kept the momentum going by scoring another touchdown and making an extra point to increase the lead over the Red Storm to 26-0. Early in the second quarter the Ducks kept their momentum up and scored again and made the extra point attempt to make the score 33-0 with the Havana Ducks leading the United Red Storm. The United Red Storm thought they could fight back, but unfortunately Havana just kept their drive up and scored a touchdown and made the extra point. The Havana Ducks lead the United Red Storm 40-0. The United Red Storm then determined to score; Kellen Boone makes a big throw to Chance Stewart for a touchdown. Chance Stewart then ran in the two-point conversion to make the score 40-8 with the Havana Ducks still leading. To start the second half Kellen Boone threw a long throw to Zeke Clark for a touchdown and the Red Storm made the two-point conversion. The Havana Ducks still lead the United Red Storm 40-16. Early in the fourth quarter the Ducks scored but couldn’t finish the two-point conversion. The Havana Ducks increased their lead to 46-16. With a long pass from the Ducks, they unfortunately scored again but didn’t make the extra point and extended their lead to 52-16. With the game coming to an end the Havana Ducks punched one more touchdown in and made the extra point to extend their lead to 59-16 with the Havana Ducks closing out the game. The final score 59-16 the Havana Ducks win over the United Red Storm.

LEWISTOWN (25News Now) - Fulton County emergency managers said no one was injured and everyone was accounted for after a fire at a senior living community in Lewistown Friday. Two people are expected to be displaced. The Lewistown Fire Chief said there was smoke in a sixth floor apartment. Firefighters...

Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Now there’s another way to renew your Illinois driver’s license or license plates. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has introduced self-serve kiosks at locations throughout the state including Meijer at 4200 Conestoga Drive in Springfield. The roll out of the “Fast-Lane”...

Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – JJ Gerard with Rewind 93.5 has a couple suggestions for your weekend. Check out the Weekend Rundown. From live music to fun fall events, check out the Capitol City Now events page.

New Berlin picked up the 34-7 win at Athens to bounce back from their first loss of the season. Clark Nelson led the way for the Pretzels in scoring and Gabe Lyons capped it off with a pick six. New Berlin travels to Maroa-Forsyth for a big one in the Sangamo conference.

WILLIAMSVILLE — The Williamsville football team's defensive line grabbed the spotlight Friday with pivotal plays to cement a 28-21 Sangamo Conference win over Class 2A top-ranked Maroa-Forsyth at Paul Jenkins Field. Senior lineman Mayson Buckman tipped a pass at the line of scrimmage to set up Griffin Liles' interception deep in Maroa territory before Matthew Miller capitalized with a short touchdown run with just 12 seconds left in the second quarter to even the score 14-14 at...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office announced today that renovations are coming to the Jacksonville DMV location in Lincoln Square. According to the announcement, the Jacksonville DMV facility at 901 West Morton Avenue, Suite 13 will be temporarily relocated to the Jacksonville Municipal Building at 200 West Douglas Avenue from Monday, October 21st to Friday, October 25th for renovations at the West Morton Avenue location.

CHICAGO – On a late October day in Springfield nearly five years ago, then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan exited a private caucus meeting and strode up to a group of waiting reporters in one of the state Capitol’s vast marble halls. It was lawmakers’ first day back in...

Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Expect a very pleasant weekend with highs in the 70s with plenty of sunshine. It will be perfect for heading out to the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular!. For more fall events, check out our events calendar. Get the forecast, weather alerts, and weather radar on...

Maroa-Forsyth fell 28-21 to Williamsville in the Selvaggio Steel Game of the Week. Coach Josh Jostes discusses the game.

This October, the city of Springfield is raising awareness for Fire Prevention Month. Fire safety is everyone’s responsibility, and this month is a great opportunity to brush up on life-saving practices to protect your family, home, and community. Here are a few key holiday fire safety tips to keep...