A 39-year-old woman succumbed to injuries at Memorial Medical Center from a two-alarm house fire in the 2900 block of South State Street Thursday afternoon.

The University of Illinois Springfield will host a free public webinar on "Economic Impact, Disparities and Opportunities for Black-Owned Businesses" from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday.

A motorcyclist who was struck at the intersection of 11th and Ash streets was transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries late Wednesday evening.

A McFarland Mental Health Center worker from Peoria has been charged with two counts of criminal sexual abuse for his actions with a resident in March and April 2019.Thomas Bernardoni, 29, faces additional charges of official misconduct, harassment of a witness and unlawful restraint following an investigation by the Illinois State Police.

Sangamon County public health officials reported 19 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, bringing the county's total to 1,736, including 39 deaths.

A Springfield man was arrested by Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputies Wednesday on a warrant for criminal sexual assault.

Some state road projects could be pushed into the next fiscal year because of fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, state Acting Transportation Secretary Omer Osman said Thursday.

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump plans to tell voters that Democratic rival Joe Biden would pursue the "most extreme set of proposals ever put forward by a major party nominee" when he delivers his acceptance speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention.

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