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27 Jan, 2020
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Garage fire on West Washington engulfs vehicle, damages home
Springfield firefighters were called to a garage fire in the 5300 block of West Washington Street Sunday morning.
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Helicopter in crash that killed Bryant previously owned by Illinois

The luxury helicopter that crashed Sunday morning in California, killing all nine people on board including former NBA star Kobe Bryant, was once owned by the state of Illinois.

Local pro-life supporters: ‘We’re up against evil’

Supporters at Sunday's Respect Life Rally at the Capitol Rotunda Sunday said they were emboldened by President Donald Trump's appearance at the national March for Life in Washington, D.C. on Friday, marking the first time a sitting president has appeared in person at the event.

 
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School, community ‘reeling’ from Chatham fifth-grader’s death

A GoFundMe page has been set up for a Glenwood Intermediate School fifth-grader who was killed in a skiing accident in Idaho Thursday.

Kobe Bryant, daughter killed in copter crash, 7 others dead

NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash on a steep hillside in dense morning fog in Southern California on Sunday, his sudden death at age 41 touching off an outpouring of grief for a star whose celebrity transcended basketball.

 
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Arizona, California cases push US tally of new virus to 5

LOS ANGELES - The U.S. has five confirmed cases of the new pneumonia-like virus from China, health officials said Sunday.

Springfield history: Herndon’s speech on 50 years of farming history

On Aug. 31, 1876, William Herndon, Abraham Lincoln's last law partner and biographer, spoke to the ninth annual meeting of the Old Settlers of Sangamon County.

LIVE: Sheriff’s presser on Kobe Bryant helicopter crash

The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department holds a press conference on helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant.

‘He has not paid the price, yet’: Trump tweet about Schiff crossed the line, Democrats say

President Donald Trump has criticized, mocked and derided House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on several occasions since taking office, but Democrats said the president crossed a line on Sunday, characterizing one of his tweets about the California Democrat as a "threat.

‘My heart is in pieces’: Taylor Swift, Drake, more celebrities react to Kobe Bryant’s death

Celebrities took to social media to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant after reports surfaced that the basketball legend died Sunday.