Dry conditions seen this week have many fire departments issuing burn bans.

PITTSFIELD, Ill. — As part of the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association’s college scholarship awards, Pike County sheriff David Greenwood will be awarding one $500 scholarship to a chosen applicant.

Authorities are investigating the discovery of a body on an embankment near Champ Clark Bridge in Pike County.

Pike County, Ill (WGEM) - One person was pronounced dead and two passengers were transported to local hospitals after a plane crash Sunday night, according to Pike County Sheriff David Greenwood.

PIKE COUNTY, Ill. — A Jerseyville, Illinois, man was killed Sunday when the motorcycle he was driving struck a deer in Pike County, Illinois. The Pike County Sheriff's Department said the crash ...

NEBO, Ill. -- The Pike County, Ill., Sheriff's Department on Tuesday reported four arrests made following executing two search warrants in Nebo. On Monday night at 10:38 p.m., the Sheriff's Department ...

Pike County Historical Society has been re-imagined as the county's history museum. The remarkable Old East School in Pittsfield is the HQ of the Pike County Historical Society and has been ...

Data is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hospitalization data is a daily average of Covid-19 patients in hospital service areas that intersect with Pike County, an area which may ...

The Pike County Historical Society operates 3 fine museums within a stone's throw from one another. The All Wars Museum has recently been completely reimagined and welcomes the public free of charge.

A Pike County man has been arrested on 48 charges for domestic violence and sex-related offenses, the Illinois State Police announced this week. Austin L. Rodhouse, 30, of Pleasant Hill was initially ...

HULL, Illinois — If you drive across the country on U.S. 36, which runs together with Interstate 72, the final exit leads to a tiny Pike County village. It’s the last stop before you cross the ...