Sarah Hough is one of four candidates vying for two seats on the Springfield school board. The two with the most votes will ...

Illinois Poet Laureate Angela Jackson shares a poem she wrote sparked by a childhood memory — but she didn't let reality get ...

Open enrollment in public schools means letting go of familiar controls but fosters healthy competition and innovation, this ...

Although reductions in Missouri teens' smoking, alcohol and marijuana use are a bright spot, health advocates say prevention ...

Some voters appear to have forgotten Trump's first term in office, Robert Haslag writes, predicting painful reminders to come.

Here's a look at how weekly regional gas prices changed in the Midwest last week compared with the week prior.

Three organizations are collaborating to put on a candidate forum Feb. 15 for those running in Springfield City Council races ...

Multiple bills in the Missouri legislature would curb the use of mobile devices during instructional time, with lawmakers ...

A bill filed by Rep. Melanie Stinnett, a Springfield Republican, would ask voters to ban abortion with limited exceptions for ...