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Winter Weather - Get It Together: Make A Plan For Snow And Ice Season

11 months 2 weeks ago
SPRINGFIELD – With temperatures falling, frosty mornings becoming common and snow starting to creep into the forecast, the public is reminded that it’s time for “Winter Weather – Get it Together.” The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and Illinois Tollway spend the entire year preparing for snow and ice season but are asking you to get ready for winter travel over the coming months. “At IDOT, we have been busy bringing in extra

IDNR Reminds Deer Hunters To Visit Check Stations In Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Counties

11 months 2 weeks ago
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) reminds firearm deer hunters that mandatory check stations will be open this year in counties where chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected. The 2025 Illinois firearm deer season dates are Nov. 21-23 and Dec. 4-7. The detection of CWD in Bureau, Ford and Lee counties has prompted IDNR to open new check stations in 2025. Mandatory CWD surveillance counties now include Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Ford, Grundy,

Progress on overdose deaths could be jeopardized by federal cuts, critics say

11 months 2 weeks ago
The Trump administration has made deep cuts to the main federal agency focused on fighting opioid addiction, potentially jeopardizing the nation’s recent progress on reducing overdose deaths, some public health officials and providers say. Created in 1992, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, known as SAMHSA, hands out billions in grants for mental […]
Shalina Chatlani

Missouri Supreme Court to review controversial photo ID law

11 months 2 weeks ago
Missouri's Supreme Court is set to review a controversial photo ID law on Wednesday, which could affect how thousands of voters cast their ballots, with advocacy groups arguing that it violates Missourians' right to vote and state officials defending it as essential for election security.
Nick Gladney

Trump administration urged by US House Dems to act on health insurance claim denials

11 months 2 weeks ago
WASHINGTON — Two leading Democrats on a U.S. House panel called on the head of an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for protecting workers’ benefits to take action to address improper health insurance claim denials, in a Tuesday letter provided exclusively to States Newsroom.   Reps. Bobby Scott of Virginia and Mark DeSaulnier of […]
Shauneen Miranda

One Killed In Early Morning I-64 Crash In O'Fallon, IL.

11 months 2 weeks ago
O'FALLON, IL. - One person died Tuesday morning, Nov. 18, 2025, in a multi-vehicle crash in a construction zone on eastbound Interstate 64 near O’Fallon, IL., the Illinois State Police has reported. The crash occurred around 8 a.m. on Nov. 18, 2025, and involved two tractor-trailers, a utility work truck, and a Ford Bronco. Authorities have not released the identity of the deceased pending an ongoing investigation. The right lane of eastbound I-64 remained open during the investigation.