The Springfield Watch provides news, weather, sports, and breaking news updates. Catch the latest updates on News3 v2.0.0, including the sentencing of a Maine man to life for murders and a shooting spree, Tennessee joining Florida in allowing the death penalty for child rapists, and the impact of the border crisis on the United States.
Local news from Springfield includes an investigation launched after over $175,000 worth of equipment is stolen, a teen accused in a stabbing being charged as an adult, the Supreme Court allowing cities to ban outdoor sleeping, and officials hoping a new apartment complex boosts the downtown economy. Governor Pritzker has called on the Federal Office of Mine Safety to investigate the Alton Sinkhole Collapse.
In national and world news, nearly 200 graves were vandalized at a Jewish cemetery in Ohio, while reports suggest that China is using surveillance sites in Cuba to spy on the United States. Questions about Biden’s mental fitness continue as Democrats debate his performance, with Florida Governor DeSantis suggesting that the recent presidential debate marks the “unofficial end” of Biden’s campaign. Additionally, four individuals have been charged with manslaughter in an Alabama fentanyl death.