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29/01/2025

Doherty's Pub longtime manager, John Hawkins passed away surrounded by his loved ones on January 29th, 2025.

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND)- A beloved restaurant owner in Decatur has passed away.

29/01/2025

Inspired by life-saving intervention, the Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend team has launched a new community CPR training program.

29/01/2025

BREAKING NEWS: The move comes just one day after the order was issued and a federal district judge temporarily halted it.

(NBC NEWS) - President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday rescinded an order that attempted to freeze federal aid spending just one day after it was issued.

29/01/2025

A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world.

A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world. Scientists published their

29/01/2025

HAVE YOU SEEN HER? She was not reported missing until Jan. 24, Champaign police said.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND)- Champaign police are searching for 35-year-old, Brittney Schurvinske, who was reported missing.

29/01/2025

The Heart Theatre, a historic cornerstone of downtown Effingham, has entered a new chapter thanks to a donation from former Effingham resident and nonprofit executive Amy Van Bergen.

The Heart Theatre, a historic cornerstone of downtown Effingham, is entering a new chapter thanks to a generous donation from former Effingham resident and nonprofit executive Amy Van Bergen.

29/01/2025

UPDATE: A 19-year-old who died on Tuesday after being shot multiple times in Decatur has been identified.

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND)- A 19-year-old who died on Tuesday after being shot multiple times in Decatur has been identified.

29/01/2025

Frontier Airlines is attempting for a second time to merge with the now bankrupt Spirit Airlines, which declared bankruptcy late last year as budget airlines struggle.

Frontier Airlines is attempting for a second time to merge with the now bankrupt Spirit Airlines, which declared bankruptcy late last year as budget airlines struggle. Frontier Group Holdings, the

29/01/2025

After the wind-driven wildfires broke out in Southern California on Jan. 7, evacuation orders for some neighborhoods — including the part of Altadena where the majority of deaths occurred — came long after houses were reported on fire.

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe. As the deadly LA wildfires

29/01/2025

President Donald Trump on Wednesday will sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation. It mandates the detention and potential deportation of people in the U.S. illegally who are accused of theft and violent crimes before they’ve actually been convicted.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday will sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation. It mandates the detention and potential deportation

29/01/2025

From WAND Meteorologist Anthony Peoples: It's been a cold January, but warmer weather will stick around Central Illinois into early next week.

Here's your full forecast: https://www.wandtv.com/weather/

29/01/2025

An Indiana man was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop, just days after he was pardoned by President Donald Trump for a misdemeanor related to the 2021 U.S. Capitol riot.

An Indiana man was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop, just days after he was pardoned by President Donald Trump for a misdemeanor related to the 2021 U.S.

29/01/2025

Police recovered 17 shell casings from the scene.

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND)- A 19-year-old died on Tuesday after being shot multiple times in Decatur.

29/01/2025

Former Navy veteran and law enforcement officer Ron Smith's joyous spirit shines despite Lewy Body Dementia diagnosis; family grants his dying wish.

STONINGTON, Ill. (WAND) — You might never hear a laugh as joyous as Ron Smith's. As his wife hands him a cup of water, he clears his throat to speak.

29/01/2025

Small comic shop in Springfield burglarized, owner feels violated but community rallies.

Eric Anderson, owner of 217 Comics, Cards, & Games, was deeply affected when his store was burglarized by two men who stole several thousand dollars' worth of merchandise. Despite the

29/01/2025

The facility had been shut down after an armed teenager took another juvenile hostage and was killed by police officers in the fall of 2023.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND)- The Sangamon County Juvenile Detention is reopening after more than a year. The facility had been shut down after an armed teenager took another juvenile hostage and

29/01/2025

ICYMI: Monday night MacArthur girls kept their win streak alive against their crosstown rival.

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) -- MacArthur and Eisenhower girls basketball met Monday night for the second installment of their rivalry for this season.

28/01/2025

Chattel slavery ended in 1865, but many Black Americans continued to be oppressed from segregation and mass incarceration after the Civil Rights Act in 1965.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Tuesday, in the state capitol, a coalition of Black representatives and organizations combined forces in support of a proposed plan that would bring reparations to the