A Powerball ticket sold in Illinois won $50,000, but just missed the $71 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The tickets matched four of five winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, Jan. 29, the Illinois Lottery said.

Police received a report Jan. 13 about an incident involving a 4-year-old child who was put in the alley of a day care facility for about 20 seconds in temperatures of 19 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a Jan. 23 news release from the Homewood Police Department.

An Illinois woman is in custody after police say she attempted to pass a forged prescription in Western Kentucky

Chicago native helped Illinois basketball to a Big Ten Conference title and national prominence in the mid-1980s.

The American Lung Association released its 2025 State of Tobacco Control report evaluating state and federal policies on actions taken to eliminate tobacco use, and

Todd Inman, a Calvert City native, received national attention Thursday as he spoke on behalf of the National Transportation Safety Board following Wednesday's deadly crash of two aircraft into the

PADUCAH, Ky. (KFVS) - The Cave-in-Rock Ferry plans to close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday due to ice in the river. According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the ferry will close at 5 p.m. on January 22 and reopen for its regular operating schedule at 6 a.m. on Thursday, January 23.

Shamone Duncan, 50, was identified as one of the people shot and killed at a restaurant on Jan. 18, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force said in a Jan. 19 news release. Police said Duncan and the other victims were not targeted.

Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the coaches' poll.

It is only week away. National Signing Day is fast approaching, an even that could take the high school sports world by storm. On Feb. 5, student-athletes who h

The Old Farmer's Almanac, which has been in business since 1792, recently released its spring weather forecast. The outlook? "Warmer-than-normal temperatures for most of the country, with a few exceptions: southern and central California, Desert Southwest, southern Florida, and western Ohio Valley, where it will be near to below normal."

After a standout sophomore season that saw McCracken County forward Jackson Klope average 15.5 points and 10 rebounds per game, Klope looked destined for another standout year