Monday morning, multiple first responders joined with Springfield educators to conduct the active shooting drill, giving a ...

A U.S. Senate draft appropriations bill for federal funds indicates Springfield may get funds for housing and community development previously thought to be cut.

It’s been a beautiful start to August so far, but that is slowly changing. Today will be close to 90° with a light southeast breeze and mostly sunny skies. A near-normal August day with ...

Recent additions include licenses for a firearm training course, geologists, surgical assistants, and more. More people seeking professional jobs in Illinois can now apply for their licenses online, ...

Voting continues to be busy for the Best of Springfield, and one of our most popular contests so far has been Best Bakery.

Just a little more than six months into the role, Pritchard is out, returning to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) as a contract worker, according to a database ...

The News-Leader will have over 50 previews ahead of the 2025 Springfield area high school and Missouri State football seasons ...

Flint Hill Elementary School, the first of two new schools opening along Gold Hill Road in Fort Mill, welcomed students for ...

Dr. Steven Quinn is a part of the “Save Davis Creek” initiative and lives near the creek. He had concerns about the ...

A Springfield man will spend a decade behind bars for a robbery that left two people dead last year. On Feb. 22, 2024, police responded to a robbery gone wrong at the 200 Block of E. Erie St. just ...

After helping guide Springfield College to a NCAA Division III Championship final in 2025, Jordan Amling is set to start the budding Lycoming College volleyball program, Director of Athletics Mike ...

Jevan Richert’s leadoff double in the bottom of the eighth — and a little station-to-station baseball after that — was enough ...