A 62-year-old Mackinaw resident was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Illinois Route 9, and an autopsy is scheduled for Friday morning.

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Mattel and other toy companies have been working on AI toys that are expected to be unveiled in 2026, but child safety groups have raised concerns about products already being sold.

Children across Watauga County have penned their Christmas wishes to Santa Claus this year, and their letters reveal equal measures of childhood wonder and creativity.

Michael S. Ritchason, 48, of Pekin, was charged in Tazewell County Circuit Court with dissemination of harmful materials to a child, a felony that could send him to prison for up to three years.

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