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Tri-State News
(Springfield, IL) -- An online auction is underway for unclaimed property in Illinois. Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs says the auction will run through Friday. Items being auctioned include an American Eagle gold coin proof set, a man's 14-karat brushed white gold ring with... Read More.
Officer Involved Shooting at Evansville Airport
Vanderburgh County – Saturday morning, November 18, at approximately 12:22 a.m., Evansville Police, Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, and Indiana State Police responded to the Evansville Regional Airport reference to a male allegedly threatening airport personnel with a knife. When officers arrived, they encountered the... Read More.
Dry Conditions Prompt Burn Bans
Conditions throughout the Tri-state have firefighters on alert for outdoor brush and field fires and some counties taking action.With farmers out harvesting their crops, dry leaves littering the ground, and sparse rainfall, burn bans are starting to come into effect throughout the Tri-state.Union and... Read More.
Tri-State News
(Springfield, IL) -- The University of Illinois Springfield Alliance for Experiential Problem-Based Learning is being awarded a nearly 700-thousand-dollar federal grant. The funding will be used to develop tolerance, diversity and anti-bias training for law enforcement. The grant was awarded by the U.S. Department... Read More.
Tri-State News
(Indianapolis, IN) -- U.S. Senator Mike Braun has released his first television ad in his run for Indiana governor. The 30-second video classifies Braun as a conservative and a political outsider despite his five years in the Senate. The ad also features text highlighting... Read More.
Illinois State News
CREDIT RATINGFitch Ratings has elevated Illinois’ rating for general obligation bonds. The rating of a state’s bonds is a measure of their credit quality. A higher bond rating generally means the state can borrow at a lower interest rate, saving taxpayers millions of dollars. The... Read More.
Rowe, Bailey, Bryant Speak Out at Final Gun Ban Hearing Monday
Illinois Radio Network contributed to this story.
With litigation against Illinois’ gun ban still pending, despite Friday’s appeals court ruling upholding the law, some are looking for a legislative body to block Illinois State Police’s gun ban registry rules.
Illinois’ gun ban has been in effect... Read More.
Farmers throughout State and Region Nearing End of 2023 Harvest
In spite of some hard freezes and snow, Illinois farmers are still hard at work bringing in the last 19% of the corn harvest and the last 10% of the soybean crop.Thanks to good weather, Mark Schleusener, a statistician with the U.S. Department of... Read More.
Officials Say More than 166,000 Attend 2023 DuQuoin State Fair
Officials say the numbers back up the claim that the DuQuoin State Fair continues to be a strong economic engine for the local economy. According to the Illinois Department of Agriculture, more than 166,000 people attended this year’s event despite excessive heat warnings and... Read More.
