Zach Piatt covers high school sports at The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected].

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Shawn Bennett with his wife, Jona, after Bennett received recognition for his more than three-and-a-half-decades on the ...

The Danville Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect who stole a grill at around 10 a.m.

Owner Matt Monahan said he's working to open Blind Pig Brewpub at 301 N. Neil St. as soon as possible and "would love to be ...

President Donald Trump is opening a new salvo in his tariff war, targeting films made outside the United States. The Republican president said Sunday he has authorized the Department of ...

Jury selection is set to start in Sean “Diddy” Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York. The hip-hop impresario's trial begins Monday. He faces charges including racketeering conspiracy and bringing ...

Iran’s foreign minister is in Pakistan to try and mediate in the escalation between Islamabad and New Delhi after last month’s deadly attack on tourists in the Indian-controlled part of ...

Two Israeli officials says ministers have approved a plan to capture the entirety of the Gaza Strip and remain in the territory for an unspecified amount of time. If carried ...

Champaign County Crime Stoppers is asking for the public's help finding new information about a 2021 homicide.

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen ...