Update: 6 p.m. MATTOON, Ill. (WCIA) -- The Mattoon pastor who is accused of sharing child porn has been "immediately suspended" from his church, officials said. Douglas Overmyer had been serving as a supply pastor for the Great Lakes Annual Conference. He was appointed to Zion Hill Church in Mattoon. WCIA reached out to Great [...]
ILLINOIS (WCIA) -- Few groups have had to bear the weight of President Donald Trump’s trade wars more than Illinois farmers. Soybeans are the state’s top commodity and tariffs have kept the market's biggest buyer -- China -- from making purchases for most of the year. “It couldn't come at a better time when we've [...]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Opponents of Missouri's new congressional map submitted thousands of petition signatures Tuesday calling for a statewide referendum on a redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump as part of his quest to hold on to a slim Republican majority in next year's elections. Organizers of the petition drive said they [...]
Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia and Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin are the finalists for the Heisman Trophy given to the top player in college football.
"Citizens for Modern Transit" will host a virtual event to discuss the potential benefits of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system along the Green Line Corridor as an alternative to the previously proposed MetroLink line.
Four people were involved in a fight at a shelter in north St. Louis, resulting in three people being maced and the fourth being removed by police, while an investigation is underway.
ST. LOUIS — The region is headed for a welcomed break from the cold Tuesday, with temperatures climbing not only above-seasonal averages but also by nearly 20 F from Monday. Winds have shifted out of the southwest as of the morning, which will aid with the brief, mild temperatures Tuesday. However, this is short-lived. Another [...]
While city officials argue the plan is necessary for public safety and ecological balance, many residents who attended the meeting say the decision carries consequences.
An officer from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) is behind bars and faces a multitude of charges, including domestic assault and harassment against a former intimate partner.
A Cole County judge heard testimony Monday afternoon in a bench trial for a lawsuit surrounding a referendum campaign challenging a redistricting measure passed by the Missouri Legislature earlier this year.
Inside the SSM SLUCare Toxicology Laboratory, Dr. Sarah Riley is testing everything from potato chips to candy. It’s part of an effort to keep the community safe in a program called Project Eagle Fang.
A Waukegan, Illinois, man appeared in federal court Monday and admitted traveling outside state lines with the intent to open multiple fraudulent bank accounts to deposit checks stolen from the mail.
A Missouri lawmaker is looking to end Missouri’s death penalty under a new bill filed in the House.
The legislation would repeal more than two dozen regulations that enable capital punishment and replace them with language that removes the death penalty as a sentencing option.
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