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One local radio station could lose nearly all of its funding, while others will face varying impacts, as the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on a bill that would eliminate federal funding for public ...

A retired Mount Vernon Police sergeant has been sentenced to six months in prison for using excessive force on a man in a ...

A teenager accused of starting a gunfight at a high school graduation party in May opened fire after another teenager had put down his weapon, according to testimony at a preliminary hearing Thursday.

A New York police officer was sentenced to six months in prison for excessive use of force against a person experiencing a ...

An evening crash in rural Mt. Vernon left one person injured Thursday. Deputies with the Linn County Sheriff's Office arrived ...

Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Bullard says both drivers were injured in a two-vehicle head-on crash on Illinois Route 15 a half mile east of North Dartmouth Lane, just east of Mt. Vernon, late ...

Six more firefighters in the Mount Vernon Fire Department completed paramedic training, bringing the total to 47.

Around 1 p.m. Thursday, they said anyone in the area of 400 blocks of West 7th Street, West 8th Street, and West 9th Street needs to evacuate and avoid the area.

A retired police sergeant in a New York suburb has been sentenced to six months in prison for repeatedly firing a Taser gun at a man suffering a health crisis. U.S.

A New York man is behind bars in connection with a February crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway for letting an underage ...

Alex Morgan, one of the best women's soccer players in U.S. history, announced her retirement from the game last fall. “I’m ...