17+ hour, 28+ min ago (151+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - A Springfield man has been charged with creating and possessing child pornography." Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged Brandon Heimsness, 39, in Sangamon County Circuit Court with 11 Class X felony counts of creating child pornography and three counts of Class 2 felony child pornography possession." Heimsness is being held at the Sangamon County Jail. His next court date is scheduled for Jan. 12. 2026. On June 17, Raoul's investigators and the Springfield police searched Heimsness' home in the 1900 block of N. 19th St. in Springfield. Police said they found child sexual abuse material files on his digital devices." Search underway for suspect after man shot in Decatur Historic Powers Mansion back on market after over 2 years Wisconsin woman in 2014 Slender Man stabbing is found a day after walking away from group home Champaign-Urbana renters call for lift on rent control ban...

11+ hour, 28+ min ago (124+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - A 68-year-old Springfield man has been arrested for possessing'child sexual abuse materials, according to Illinois State Police. ISP said that it began a child sexual abuse materials investigation in Springfield in October, and after gathering enough evidence, identified 68-year-old Merle Monroe as the suspect.' Monroe was arrested Nov. 24 and charged with five counts of possession of child pornography (Class 2 felony) and three counts of possession of child pornography (Class 3 felony).' Monroe is currently being held at the Sangamon County Jail. Health officials share tips to prevent foodborne illness this Thanksgiving 19-year-old Springfield man found shot multiple times inside crashed car Community campaign being held to name new Decatur Baseball Club...

13+ hour, 53+ min ago (239+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) -A 19-year-old Springfield man is dead after police say he was found shot multiple times inside a vehicle that crashed into a detached garage late Friday night. According to the Springfield Police Department, officers were called around 10:47 p.m. on Nov. 21 to the 2400 block of S. 13th Street for a report of a vehicle that struck a garage. When officers arrived, they found a man, later identified by the Sangamon County Coroner as 19-year-old Leslie Broomfield of Springfield, unresponsive inside the vehicle after being shot. Broomfield was taken to a nearby hospital but later died from his injuries. The coroner's office shared that an autopsy confirmed that Broomfield had died after being shot multiple times. Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division and Crime Scene Investigations were called to the scene and are now handling the case. This is an ongoing investigation, and…...