The Department of Children and Family Services and Illinois State Board of Education are currently investigating the incident ...

Former lobbyist and Quincy lawmaker Mike McClain was sentenced to two years in prison Thursday afternoon, according to the ...

Ralls County, Missouri (WGEM) - One person was killed and four others were injured following a crash on U.S. 61 Thursday ...

A man was arrested after threatening emergency personnel and law enforcement during a water rescue in the Mississippi River ...

MACOMB, Ill. (WGEM) - Two Macomb men were charged Tuesday with first-degree murder and obstructing justice. Police reported that 37-year-old Sean Hayes and 24-year-old Morgan Bearce were both arrested ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has expanded its $100 bounty on black carp. The “Keep, Cool, Call” program offers $100 per fish, up to a maximum of $1,000 per month, subject to funding ...

PITTSFIELD, Ill. (WGEM) - Pike County Sheriff’s Office and the Pittsfield Police Department responded to an explosion in an alley behind Pike County Jail, according to Sheriff David Greenwood. After ...

A viral TikTok video captured the jaw-dropping moment a 12-year-old Texas wakesurfer came face-to-face with an alligator, but played it cool despite the scare.

(CNN) – The Donald Trump Administration’s new tariffs will raise the U.S. effective tariff rate from 2% last year to 17%, according to Fitch Ratings. That is a high not seen since the Great Depression ...

MACOMB (WGEM) - The Macomb Public Works Department is asking residents to conserve water after multiple water main breaks. City officials said residents and businesses should immediately limit using ...

QUINCY (WGEM) - Quincy officials are weighing the positives and negatives of a potential annexation. Right outside of the Quincy city limits is a one-and-a-half mile buffer zone. While it may lie ...