Human trafficking is the use of force, fraud, or coercion to compel people into commercial sex acts, labor or services ...

A man wanted for burglary and theft was shot and killed after charging at a Polk County deputy with a knife, according to Sheriff Grady Judd. Deputies were trying to track down 37-year-old John Snyder ...

As federal protections for wetlands shrink, Prairie Rivers Network warns that southern Illinois could lose some of its last ...