Music
2 days ago in Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Music
It’s time to get ‘All Shook Up’
It's time to get "All Shook Up" Out at The Muni this weekend! Stars of the show, Actor Madi Sweeney and Dancer Bri'ara McKinney stopped by the WTAX Morning Newswatch to discuss the upcoming performance!
6 days ago in Entertainment, Music, Trending
Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36
Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night at age 36. "It was instinctual. No one taught me how to do it," she said of songwriting through a raspy voice she attributed to screaming along to the night's performances and Wednesday night's historic NBA game between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs.
1 week ago in Agriculture, Entertainment, Farm, Food Scene, Lifestyle, Local, Music
Sangamon County Fair returns Wednesday
Sangamon County Fair returns Wednesday with rides, livestock shows, and family entertainment.
1 week ago in Entertainment, History, Lifestyle, Local, Music, Route 66 100th Anniversary Guide
Tom Irwin’s latest song is about the Mother Road
"Route 66 Runs Right through It All."
2 weeks ago in Entertainment, Music
Dutch court allows rapper Ye concerts in the Netherlands
A judge in Amsterdam on Wednesday rejected an appeal by a Jewish organization to block two performances by the rapper Ye, formerly Kanye West, ruling that the concerts are not a threat to public order.
3 weeks ago in Entertainment, Local, Music
‘Mamma Mia!’ takes the stage at The Muni
Performances the next two weekends at The Muni.
3 weeks ago in Entertainment, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, Music, National
Thank you for being a friend: ‘Golden Girls’ to perform in Springfield
The Springfield show is, so far, the only Illinois stop as part of a fall tour starting September 30 and continuing through November 28.
3 weeks ago in Entertainment, Music
The Chicks announce intimate ‘Taking the Long Way’ 20th Anniversary Tour. ‘This is our lives’
Call it a comeback, a crossover moment, or both. Twenty years ago, The Chicks released their blockbuster 2006 album "Taking the Long Way" — their first full-length after the country music industry turned their backs on them — and one of the biggest of their career.
Lifestyle
21 hours ago in Lifestyle, Local, Pet of the Week
Meet Diablo — Friends of SCAC Dog of the Week
"A solid dude."
21 hours ago in Lifestyle, Local, Pet of the Week
Meet Illiana — Meow Mobile Cat of the Week
Shy, but lovely!
1 day ago in Education, History, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, National
A look at presidential libraries as the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public this week
"It feels like you're stepping back into his world," Ward said of the grounds in Hyde Park, New York, that once were home to the Roosevelt family.
1 day ago in Business, Entertainment, Food Scene, Lifestyle, Local, Sports
New entertainment facility set to open in Springfield in July
Legends Entertainment is located south of Scheels Sports Park and two hotels.
1 day ago in Entertainment, History, Lifestyle, Local
Circus Days in Petersburg this Friday and Saturday
Did you know Petersburg has a history connected to the circus?
2 days ago in Lifestyle
Why eat junk on a camping trip? Tips and recipes for nutritious food on the trail
Few things feel better than a long hike in the woods, exhausting yourself as you soak in the fresh air and tranquility. Then, back to camp, where you chip away at those health benefits with packaged hot dogs slapped into a white-bread bun with a slice of plasticky processed cheese food.
2 days ago in IL State News, Lifestyle, Local, Pet of the Week
Are you and your pets prepared for the severe weather?
More severe weather is possible Wednesday.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Music
It’s time to get ‘All Shook Up’
It's time to get "All Shook Up" Out at The Muni this weekend! Stars of the show, Actor Madi Sweeney and Dancer Bri'ara McKinney stopped by the WTAX Morning Newswatch to discuss the upcoming performance!
Features
4 weeks ago in Features
A proposed additive ban could change New York’s pizza and bagels, some say for the better
After more than a decade of mixing and kneading dough in his family's Brooklyn pizzeria, Salvatore Lo Duca recently made a distressing discovery: A key component of their thin-crust pies, bromated flour, contained a suspected carcinogen already banned in much of the world.
Entertainment News
54 minutes ago in Entertainment, History, IL State News, Local, National
Springsteen, Bono and Stevie Wonder will help the Obamas open their presidential museum
President Donald Trump is not among the announced guests. He called the $850 million center a “total disaster” in a social media post in February.
3 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending
Lil Nas X shares a video update after getting mental health care: ‘There’s less fear in my heart’
The musician Lil Nas X posted a moving video update to his Instagram on Wednesday morning. In the nearly three-minute clip, the artist — born Montero Lamar Hill — shared that he "has been in rehab for a few months," and since then, has returned home to both Atlanta, where he is from and his family lives, and Los Angeles, where he resides.
3 hours ago in Entertainment
Sabrina Carpenter gets 5-year restraining order against man who kept trying to enter her home
A man who tried to get into pop star Sabrina Carpenter 's home more than a dozen times was ordered by a judge Wednesday to stay away from her for five years.
1 day ago in Business, Entertainment, Food Scene, Lifestyle, Local, Sports
New entertainment facility set to open in Springfield in July
Legends Entertainment is located south of Scheels Sports Park and two hotels.
1 day ago in Entertainment, History, Lifestyle, Local
Circus Days in Petersburg this Friday and Saturday
Did you know Petersburg has a history connected to the circus?
Local News from Capitol City Now
54 minutes ago in Entertainment, History, IL State News, Local, National
Springsteen, Bono and Stevie Wonder will help the Obamas open their presidential museum
President Donald Trump is not among the announced guests. He called the $850 million center a “total disaster” in a social media post in February.
1 hour ago in Education, Local
New D-186 superintendent is ready for his close-up
Terrance Jordan succeeds Jennifer Gill.
6 hours ago in Business, IL State News, Local
More damage following more severe weather throughout Illinois
Areas from one corner of Illinois to the other reported storm damage.
21 hours ago in Lifestyle, Local, Pet of the Week
Meet Diablo — Friends of SCAC Dog of the Week
"A solid dude."
21 hours ago in Lifestyle, Local, Pet of the Week
Meet Illiana — Meow Mobile Cat of the Week
Shy, but lovely!
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New Yorkers are set to fete the Knicks with a ticker-tape parade
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