Charles Witter was waiting at the front door when police arrived and officers immediately took him into custody, officials said. Inside the house, officers found his wife, 80-year-old Helen Witter, “unconscious, lying on her back with her head on a pillow and her mouth open.”

Indiana legislators would like to redraw the Indiana-Illinois border to absorb parts of Illinois, but the proposed action would face roadblocks on the Illinois side, which would prevent a border

Bengi McGee, the mayor of Energy in southern Illinois, was surveying damage from the area’s winter storm Jan. 6 when a passing motorist got out of his vehicle and “physically battered him,” according to the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office.

A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for all counties in southeast Missouri, southern Illinois and western Kentucky.

A bill introduced in the Indiana legislature by its Republican House speaker would create a commission to embrace 33 Illinois counties that have voted for a symbolic measure to leave Illinois and create a new state.

The National Weather Service in Paducah has been able to take a moment to tally the totals of how much ice from freezing rain was received across southern Illinois and western Kentucky over the weekend.

Illinois residents can vote daily until Feb. 14 on whether to replace or retain the state flag, choosing from 10 finalist designs.

Illinois is taking farming equipment powerhouse Deere & Co. to court, claiming unfair practices by the business are causing farmers to have to pay more.

Dangerously low wind chills are prompting many schools — including Jacksonville District 117 — to cancel classes Tuesday or switch to remote learning.

Underwood is referring to Kasparas Jakucionis, who fouled out in just nine minutes. ‘Truthfully I thought the game was the free throw line. You can’t go on the road and miss ten free throws.’ ‘…A team that I thought guarded exceptionally well… they took our three-ball away.’

Kentucky used a season-high score to upset #3 Alabama in Lexington. The Stanford men earned two victories this week, including the nation's top score at the Rocky Mountain Open. Check out all of the scores and recaps of last week's NCAA gymnastics action.

Boise St. at Colorado St., 8:30 p.m. Duquesne at La Salle, 11 a.m. Holy Cross at Army, 11 a.m. Marquette at Providence, 11 a.m. Navy at Boston U., 11:30 a.m.