Former Monmouth mayor, longtime public servant David Sharp dies at 75
David Michael Sharp Former Monmouth Mayor and longtime public servant David M. Sharp died Tuesday at Allure of Knox County in Galesburg. He was 75. Sharp served on the Monmouth City Council for 25 years and was
5th annual Galesburg wedding expo set for Jan. 11 at The Vault
Engaged couples and families can meet local wedding vendors and win prizes at the 5th annual Galesburg Wedding Expo. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, at The Vault in downtown Galesburg.
Social media page behind Galesburg High School concern removed, police presence scaling back
Galesburg police vehicle at Galesburg Junior/Senior High School during increased presence following social media concern. (JAY REDFERN/WGIL) The social media page that sparked concern at Galesburg Junior/Senior High School has been taken down, and extra police presence
Galesburg man hiding in crawl space arrested on weapon, home invasion warrants
Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputies, working with the U.S. Marshals Service, arrested a wanted Galesburg man Monday after he fled and hid in a crawl space. Jamar Whiteside-Banks, 31, was taken into custody without incident in the
Meet January 2026 KFM Teacher of the Month
105.3 KFM along with Nissan of Galesburg congratulate January’s KFM Teacher of the Month — Megan Thornton — a 2nd and 3rd grade teacher at Harding School in Monmouth. Megan was nominated by Nicole Kindhart. As KFM’s
Lainey Wilson joins Aerosmith and Yungblud for reimagined version of ‘Wild Woman’
Lainey Wilson has shared her reimagined version of ‘Wild Woman (Lainey Wilson Version),’ reworking the Aerosmith and Yungblud track from their collaborative EP ‘One More Time.’ The collaboration was sparked after Tyler and Wilson performed “Dream On”
Chris Pratt stars in the trailer for the upcoming film ‘Mercy’
Amazon MGM Studios has released the trailer for Mercy, starring Chris Pratt as Detective Raven – an LAPD detective accused by an AI court of slaying his wife. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov from Marco van Belle’s script, Mercy
‘One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5’ to debut Jan. 12 on Netflix
Netflix has announced the premiere date for a documentary chronicling the making of the fifth – and final – season of ‘Stranger Things.’ Directed by Martina Radwan, ‘One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5‘ will
Galesburg expands housing repair assistance program, applications now open
Applications are now open for the City of Galesburg’s expanded Local Housing Repair Assistance Program. The program, launched in 2022, has helped more than 100 home repair projects. City Council approved updates in December, increasing maximum funding
From The Beverly Hillbillies to Bewitched: Evan Massey’s old TV shows challenge
This quiz looks back at TV shows from the ‘60’s thru the ‘90’s. I will give you a character or a place in one of the shows, you give them the show. The answers are at the
