Crews with the Illinois Department of Transportation are working hard getting ready for the season's first major snowstorm.

About 20,000 people die every year from alcohol-related cancer cases, according to the U.S. Surgeon General. Witnesses said the killing followed a quarrel over whose turn it was to order.

QUINCY (WGEM) - The search for a missing Quincy woman continues Friday night. According to Quincy police, Britney Hoffman-Kelly was last seen on Dec. 14 while in St. Charles, Mo., with her husband ...

A Clark County man was arrested on New Year’s Day after he fired a weapon and ran from police on New Year’s Eve.

SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - SmartBuy is back. The popular program returns as part of an initiative from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) to expand access to affordable housing across the state. “The program ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (WGEM) - This weekend’s winter weather is expected to hit the I-70 corridor between Kansas City and St. Louis especially hard. The Missouri Department of Transportation warns the ...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (WESH) - A Florida man says he kicked a bear and threw stones at it to save one of his dogs from an attack. Blake Sprout and Karen, one of his dogs, are still recovering after a ...

Jesse Risley, who has been involved in storm chasing and storm spotting for over 20 years, reports live from the field during WGEM’s Breaking Weather coverage. He also anchors WGEM weathercasts when ...

A 12-year-old boy died after skiing into a tree at a New Hampshire resort, authorities said. (WMUR) Soldier who died in Las Vegas explosion left note saying it was to be a wakeup for country's ills ...

On Saturday, six individuals with severe burn injuries from the massive Aliamanu fireworks explosion will be transported to the mainland for further treatment. Carter's body will then be flown to ...

QUINCY (WGEM) - As winter weather approaches, roads are starting to close in preparation. Here’s how you can keep track of road conditions. In Missouri, the Missouri Department of Transportation ...