LINCOLN - The pilot in a fatal airplane crash Tuesday at the west edge of Lincoln was 22, from Princeville and played baseball for Bradley University, authorities said.

SPRING BAY - Amid nonstop and widespread investment hoopla, Kim Blinkenstaff finally has proclaimed a development that I can sink my teeth into: The resurrection of The Village Inn - and, most importantly, its hallowed tenderloin.

PEORIA - The state first got involved with the family of Tate Thurman after a newborn infant was found dead in his parents' bed back in 2011.

SEATTLE - The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed to 11 on Wednesday with a patient succumbing in California - the first reported fatality outside Washington state - as federal authorities announced an investigation of the Seattle-area nursing home where most of the victims were stricken.

MONMOUTH - A Monmouth man was accused of stealing a vehicle, then breaking into a agriculture-related retailer and stealing firearms, authorities stated.