SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - A bill making it easier for a child’s relative to become their foster parent is closer to becoming law in Illinois. The state Senate unanimously passed a the Kinship in Demand ...

NEW LONDON, Mo. (WGEM) - A local food pantry is getting more room for food just in time for Thanksgiving. Last week, Douglass Community Services donated two new freezers and a large refrigerator to ...

PITTSFIELD, Ill. (WGEM) - Pittsfield saw the opening of a new partnership between two local businesses Wednesday evening. The Sugar and Smoke restaurant and Layla Bug Boutique held an opening for a ...

(AP) - Post Malone and Morgan Wallen’ are the flashiest nominees. But it was Chris Stapleton’s night early on at the Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday. The country traditionalist Stapleton ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) - An Iowa legislator said that Republicans have been discussing ways to make raising children cheaper for families. State Representative Devon ...

BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) — At least three Michigan deer hunters have died of heart attacks during the current 16-day season, including two men who were trying to haul away the heavy animals, authorities ...

(Gray News) - Country music star Chris Stapleton’s “White Horse” won both single and song of the year awards at the 2024 Country Music Association Awards. “White Horse” made something of an upset in ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — US regulators want to force Google to sell its Chrome browser as part of the penalty for monopolizing search.

HANNIBAL (WGEM) - One company is investing millions of dollars to expand its plant in Northeast Missouri. On Wednesday, leaders gathered at General Mills Hannibal plant for a groundbreaking on its ...

(Gray News) - Iconic musician George Strait is being presented the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award during “The 58th Annual CMA Awards” on Wednesday. Strait’s career spans over 40 years and ...

DELTONA, Fla. (AP) — Two central Florida parents were charged criminally after a mother pushed a middle school resource officer and the father punched her in the face, authorities said Wednesday. The ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (WGEM) - You’ve heard it before: “you are what you eat.” Well, science is increasingly confirming that this adage holds true, especially when it comes to the impact of our gut microbiome ...