SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - Education in Illinois could soon change. Leaders from educational organizations across the state are coming together to create a new plan for schools in the state, Vision 2030.

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Speaking Monday in Springfield, Durbin was asked about the incoming administration as President-elect Donald Trump promised ...

QUINCY (WGEM) - One local hospital has made the grade when it comes to patient safety. Blessing Hospital was given an A grade in patient safety by the Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog.

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, joining a list of major corporations that have been under pressure by conservative ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) - A financially-troubled historically Black college in Nashville, Tennessee, is apparently asking a student on a full-ride scholarship to return nearly $5,000. As a result, the ...

TOLEDO, Ohio. (WTVG/Gray News) - Two teachers in Ohio were caught on camera bad-mouthing students on a Zoom call, according to school officials. It all started when a concerned mother called a meeting ...

MONROE CITY, Mo (WGEM) - Monroe City High School’s David Kirby was the recipient of the latest WGEM Golden Apple Award. In the Tri-States, the name David Kirby is synonymous with football, but the ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (WGEM) - Outside the Missouri Capitol, there’s a memorial for MoDOT workers who went to work one day and never returned home. Workers like Tonya Musskopf’s daughter Kaitlyn ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) - A man from Ohio was sentenced Monday for a dispute over potato chips that led to a shooting. The Summit County Prosecutor’s Office said 43-year-old Melvin Wright was ...

CINCINNATI, Ohio (WGEM) - The opioid crisis continues to devastate the U.S. In 2021, over 107,000 people died from drug overdoses. The annual economic cost of this crisis exceeds one trillion annually ...

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Two lucky turkeys were spared from being somebody’s Thanksgiving dinner, thanks to a presidential pardon from President Joe Biden. Using his presidential pardon authority, on ...