SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CNI) - Gov. JB Pritzker signed Illinois’ fiscal year 2026 budget into law Monday, taking shots at ...

CHICAGO (CNI) - The state of Illinois is investigating an automatic license plate reader system used in a northwest suburb ...

KEOKUK (WGEM) - The Keokuk Police Department announced on Friday the death of K9 Officer Zsolt. They said Zsolt was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. Zsolt joined the force in 2018 and was ...

Abi graduated from the University of Oklahoma in May of 2025. She grew up in Dallas, Texas, and is thrilled to be a part of the sports team at WGEM. At OU, she did live reports for GamedayU — Oklahoma ...

Bessie Bell Chestnutt, age 80, of Hannibal, died on June 12 at Sarah’s Place in Hannibal. Kristen Alaine Green, age 44, of Hannibal, died on June 12 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis. Stephen ...

NEW YORK (WGEM) - Western Illinois University is forever a part of the history of bands and artists who have performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City. WIU’s Wind Ensemble performed at Carnegie in ...

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QUINCY (WGEM) - Traffic was redirected Thursday morning after a semi-truck crash on the Highway 57 on-ramp to I-172. Several emergency crews were on scene, along with Air-Evac, which landed around ...

(CNN) – A convenience store owner in Thailand was caught off guard Monday by a wild elephant. The large animal was caught on camera walking right up to the shop. It used its trunk to move a freezer ...