Lincoln museum to display iconic stovepipe hat
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A stovepipe hat worn by Abraham Lincoln is going on display at the Springfield library and museum that bear his name...
Father arrested for biting off piece of coach's ear
A father of a 6th grade boy got into a fight with the child's basketball coach after a game. The fight ended with the father, Timothy Lee Forbes, biting of a piece of the coaches ear...
Suspect in Obama related church fire case surrenders
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - A 26-year-old man convicted of burning down a predominantly black Massachusetts church has surrendered to U.S. marshals...
Mass. church arson suspect wants confession tossed
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Authorities say the fire that destroyed Springfield's Macedonia Church of God in Christ in the early morning hours of Nov. 5, 2008 was racially motivated...
'Danny Davis is next' email threat reportedly warns
CHICAGO - Davis' office said it has notified authorities about the threatening email. The congressman is in Springfield in advance of Monday's inaugural festivities...
Man gets 9 years for setting 2008 black church fire
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (AP) - The fire destroyed the Macedonia Church of God in Christ in Springfield in the early morning hours of Nov. 5, 2008, the day after Obama was president...
Halloween prop of a hanging man seen as racist by some
VIDEO - The owner has said that the controversy took him by surprise, and that he didn't mean anything other than for the display to be "slightly spooky..."
Man accused of using 4-year-old as shield during knife fight
VIDEO - A Springfield, Ohio man is accused of using a child for a human shield after an argument over text messages escalated into a knife fight...
