AP: At Fukushima Daiichi, decommissioning the nuclear plant is far more challenging than water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press FUTABA, Japan (AP) — For the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, managing the ever-growing volume of radioactive wastewater held in more than 1,000 tanks has been a safety risk and a burden
IDNR reminding waterfowl hunters of key dates for upcoming 2023-24 seasons
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is reminding waterfowl hunters about key dates and other information concerning the state’s 2023-2024 waterfowl seasons. In the third year of a five-year waterfowl season plan that was developed in 2020,
Chippewa campground of Kankakee River State Park will reopen to visitors this Monday, August 28 for first time since 2015
The Chippewa campground of Kankakee River State Park will reopen to visitors this Monday, August 28 after being closed since 2015. The Chippewa campground closed at the end of the fall 2015 camping season after a pump broke
IDPH reports all Illinois counties in state at low COVID-19 hospital levels
The Illinois Department of Public Health – IDPH -announced on Friday that the CDC is reporting all 102 Illinois counties remained at a low level for COVID-19 hospital admissions as of the middle of August – though wastewater surveillance
Martin Luther King Jr.'s family marks March on Washington's 60th anniversary
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Martin Luther King Jr.’s only grandchild was among those who gathered on the National Mall Saturday to honor the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, a prominent moment in the Civil Rights
Two Paris Illinois men charged with possession of child pornography
Illinois State Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged two Paris, Illinois, men with the alleged possession of child pornography on Friday. The State Attorney General’s Office charged Robert E. Porter with six counts of possession of child pornography
Teen killed in shooting at Oklahoma high school football game: Police
ABC News/SkordleTV (CHOCTAW, Okla.) — A teenager was killed and several people were injured after gunfire erupted at a high school football game in Oklahoma Friday night, police said. The shooting occurred at Choctaw High School during
'The Price Is Right' legend Bob Barker dead at 99
JB Lacroix/WireImage Legendary TV star Bob Barker, who hosted the famed game show The Price Is Right for 35 years, has died. He was 99. Barker died at his home the morning of Saturday, August 26, his
Three local Springfield institutions receive education grants from the Illinois Secretary of State
Three local Springfield institutions recently received thousands of dollars in grant money from the office of the Illinois Secretary of State meant to ensure better public library services and improved statewide literacy rates. Lincoln Land Community College,
7 injured in shooting at Boston Caribbean carnival celebration
WCVB (BOSTON) — Seven people were shot at a Caribbean carnival celebration in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, according to police. Police responded to reports of multiple people shot just before 8 a.m. Saturday, BPD Officer Michael Torigian told