The exchange between Poshard and Casten highlighted the decades-long cultural and ideological shift in southern Illinois, largely due to a loss of union coal mining and manufacturing jobs.

It is the height of irony: mighty oaks being killed by tiny wasps. Oak trees in Southern Illinois -- specifically trees in the red oak family -- are being killed by galls. The galls are the result ...

Most of what people hereabouts know as wasps are paper wasps, a few species of the Polistes genus. The routine red wasp here ...

Missouri's yearly visitors will soon dig their way out of the ground throughout the state, along with their killer ...

You might be mentally prepared for Illinois' massive cicada emergence coming up. But there's one part of the insect's arrival that you may have not considered: the surfacing of the Cicada Killer Wasp.

Illinois passed it’s own red flag law back in 2019. It allows family members to petition courts to temporarily remove firearms from individuals who pose a danger to themselves or others.

The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed Wednesday afternoon the first case of measles in the state. The measles diagnosis involving an adult in far southern Illinois was confirmed ...

The spring season is upon us in Southern Illinois and that means strong winds, a lot of rain, and lighting. Thankfully, the American Red Cross has issued some helpful tips ...

Tornadoes strike St. Louis and southern Illinois Husband-wife duo bringing specialty cheesecakes to Bloomington-Normal Man from Normal sentenced to 18 years for sex abuse, assault of a teen girl ...