At least 18 people have died in what the National Weather Service (NWS) has called "catastrophic flooding" that hit the South ...

A map from the USGS showed that some rivers were 23,000 percent of their normal median level or higher as of Friday morning.

(WCIA) — The Sangamon County Coroner has identified a man who was found in the Sangamon River earlier this week. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon said 61-year-old Christopher Roberts of ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A 61-year-old man died Monday after jumping into the Sangamon River from a bridge. The Springfield Police Department said officers responded to a possible domestic ...

As of Tuesday, all counties in the WLKY viewing area still have flood warnings in effect. This interactive graph shows which rivers have crested and at what level.

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Voters in Sangamon County decided Tuesday to eliminate the Sangamon County Recorder's Office. With 100 percent of precincts reporting the vote was 67 percent in favor of ...

State rivers shows moderate flooding, with the Ohio River reaching a level that has only been seen once in the last 28 years. See where the flooding will reach.

Polls opened at 6 a.m. and closed at 7 p.m. Results start coming in after 7 p.m. Here are the results for dozens of races in Sangamon County. Note: If you hit the "view all local races" tab ...

Lincoln, a clean-shaven 22-year-old with the barest of formal schooling, had set out in 1831 to haul freight down the Mississippi River to New Orleans when he snagged his flatboat on the Sangamon ...

With the vote, the functions of the Sangamon County Recorder's office will shift to the clerk's office. The move could save county taxpayers $250,000 annually. Sangamon County voters ...

Rising waters and rising anxiety: the Meramec River is cresting, and while that means the water is going to recede soon, the ...