Capsules on the nine Gazette area teams that have qualified for the Iowa high school state softball tournament, plus predictions for each class.

Good Morning, Illini Nation: Some thoughts on the 2026 NBA Draft Could multiple Illinois players get drafted again next summer?

Van Meter baseball came painstakingly close to the Class 2A State Tournament each of the past two years and is finally back in Carroll.

A dust explosion rocked ADM’s facility in Decatur, Illinois on July 28, 2024. video provided by the Decatur Fire Department via a public records request Note: This story was updated at 4:25 p.m. July ...

Know Your Opponent: Chariton baseball back at state, beginning quest for redemption with Van Meter ...

Learn how Pig Pal and Cow teach kids to thrive through life’s changes. Belleville teacher Nancy Grachek Hodges inspires with this heartfelt children’s book.

The programs cost way more than officials had projected at a time when the states are facing multibillion-dollar deficits now and in the future.

But three of them have done an about-face, ending or limiting coverage for hundreds of thousands of immigrants who aren’t in the U.S. legally in California, Illinois and Minnesota. The programs cost ...

1 new commitment over the past week for Arizona’s senior class. See all the offers and commits for the Class of 2026.

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DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — A Decatur street is set to close for three days next week while city crews do sewer maintenance.