Knox County elected officials endorse Bustos re-election campaign
A handful of Knox County elected officials have put their support behind Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos’ campaign for a fifth term.
A-Town moving to full in-person learning starting in October
The Abingdon-Avon School District is moving to in-person learning after a vote Wednesday night by the District 276 Board of Education.
Knox and Monmouth slip in U.S. News and World Report rankings
U.S. News and World Report released their annual rankings on Monday of U.S. College and Universities.
One arrested, two injured in Monmouth pellet gun shooting
One person is in custody at the Warren County Jail while two people were treated for pellet gun wounds in an incident that happened Wednesday.
WIU dorm shooter in custody, turns himself into Chicago Police
Western Illinois University says the suspect in Tuesday night’s on-campus dormitory shooting is in custody.
205 Board gets timeline of high school renovation project
The District 205 School Board heard from site architects and contractors that the majority of the High School renovation work should be wrapped up by the start of the next school year.
Galesburg Community Foundation announces 4th round of Rapid Response Fund Grants
The Rapid Response Fund at Galesburg Community Foundation issued the fourth round of grants to four local nonprofits in Knox and Warren Counties.
205 board approves FY 2021 budgets
The District 205 Board of Education on Monday night approved the fiscal year 2021 budgets for both the full district and Galesburg Area Vocational Center.
UPDATE: WIU shooter charged with attempted first-degree murder.
UPDATE: Certain details of the story below may be dated, since as of 3:12 p.m., September 16, 2020, the suspect had been brought into custody. Read more here.
31 new cases of COVID in Knox County; matches 8-week low
The Knox County Health Department is reporting 22 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 from Friday to Monday.