A police officer who was out on routine patrol is being credited with spotting a house fire in Mattoon and calling for backup ...

A Lincoln Fire Protection District taker truck is shown filling up at a hydrate on the west side of Mattoon on Sunday, July ...

A statement from the Moultrie County Sheriff’s Office said the body of a Hidalgo man was recovered by divers Saturday night ...

A fundraising page has been organized at for Brown Racing proprietors Chris and Jill Brown following their loss of six ...

It’s been a tough and emotional time for Coles County. In just the past few days, the community has been hit hard.

Officers responded to a call near the water in the 7000 block of South Shore Drive about 9:45 p.m. and found a 31-year-old ...

As the Mattoon “do not drink” order remains in effect, there are a few places where residents feeling the impacts of the ...

Authorities say nine people were killed in a fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, where people ...

The 27-year-old man who died after being pulled unconscious from the water at Naperville’s Centennial Beach Thursday was ...

Do we just need more space or less detention? Different views on the way forward as police and justice activists seek solutions.

The Springfield Police Department is investigating a homicide in which a female victim died of a gunshot wound sustained in a shooting early Saturday morning. On ...