Washington Tornado

Ten years after an EF-4 tornado left a 46 mile long path of destruction through Tazewell and Woodford counties, former state climatologist Jim Angel says changing weather patterns could mean more winter tornadoes in Illinois.

Washington Mayor Gary Manier was at church the day an EF4 tornado touched down in Central Illinois.

Instead of focusing all their attention in the week following their quarterfinal win on the Cyclones from Sacred Heart-Griffin, Washington football players and coaches had to deal with the aftershock of a powerful tornado.

It's been one month since an EF-3 tornado cut an 18-mile path through Fulton County. It scattered debris, felled power lines and grain bins, and swept directly through the small village of Bryant.

U.S. Senator Mark Kirk says he is still hopeful about passing the measure to change the federal funding formula used after a disaster. Kirk made his…

U.S. Senators Mark Kirk and Dick Durbin of Illinois are renewing their call for an update of the methods the government uses to determine disaster…

The tornadoes that tore through Central Illinois a week ago left apparent physical damage. But Peoria Public Radio’s Tanya Koonce reports the memories of…

Competition and compassion meet on the field in Springfield, Ill., Saturday, when two central Illinois high school football teams face off for a spot in the state championship. One team is a perennial powerhouse, but the other is from a town that was all but destroyed by a tornado one week ago.

Weather condition may slow progress on the recovery efforts in Washington. Peoria Public Radio's Alex Rusciano has an update on the latest recovery and…

Washington city officials are working with IDOT to clear the rubble out of the streets after Sundays E-F-4 tornado. Peoria Public Radio’s Tanya Koonce…