OAKWOOD, Ill. (WAND) – Environmentalists are warning a “coal ash disaster” may occur on the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River near Oakwood if unlined ash pits are not removed.

Decatur, Ill (WAND) – The WAND News I-TEAM has been nominated for a Mid-America Emmy award for reporting on the environment.

Springfield, Ill (WAND) – Illinois soybean farmers could lose tens of thousands of dollars of gross income because of tariffs and will likely see increasing pricing pressure as a large harvest looms this fall.

MACON, Ill. (WAND) – Every week shooting enthusiast Rachel Owens takes aim at targets even though she cannot see them.  Rachel is blind.

Decatur, Ill (WAND) – Congressman Rodney Davis says the new VA Missions Act will help provide better access to healthcare for veterans.

DECATUR – WAND News has received several nominations for Illinois AP Broadcast Awards