The Cass County Health Department is reporting a second COVID-19 related death.

State guidelines detail challenges schools face as they try to reopen amid lingering coronavirus concerns

Over eggs Benedict and a Bloody Mary at Pride Brunch on Adams Street Sunday, Doug Catlin of Springfield talked cautiously about where the LGBTQ community is, even in light of a June 15 U.S. Supreme Court ruling Monday LGBTQ and transgender workers were protected by Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

The Powerlight Abe Lincoln Care and Bike Show and Super Cruise has been canceled because of COVID-19 crowd restrictions and concerns, organizer Greg Cooper announced last week.

Three Springfield Police Department officers were recently promoted while 11 new officers were sworn in during a private ceremony at the Springfield Police Academy last week.

Amid calls for justice for Elijah McClain - a 23-year-old Black man who died after he was stopped by police in Aurora, Colorado, and placed in a carotid hold by an officer - the use of ketamine during his arrest has also drawn scrutiny.