Mount Vernon Police Department will launch a Citizen Police Academy in March to educate the community about law enforcement ...

SPRINGFIELD TWP., Ohio (WKBN) — Springfield Township Trustees have just released the name of the new fire chief. Mike Wright will take on the role of part-time fire chief starting March 1. Wright ...

The Springfield Fire Department’s Public Safety Office plays a critical role in keeping the community safe by investigating fires, enforcing building codes, and ...

Firefighters dealt with thick black smoke and high heat but found the fire in an office area working its way up, the ...

The Springfield Fire Department states that a fire broke out around 2:00 a.m. at 36 Carlisle Street in Springfield. The fire then spread to two homes.

the department said. The building is a mixed-use with several shops on the ground floor and apartments on the second floor. Photo contributed by Springfield Fire Rescue Division (via Facebook ...

A 34-year-old man and his two sons, 13 and 10, died in a house fire in Virden over the weekend, according to officials.

In a news release Saturday, Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon confirmed the father and the 13-year-old were pulled from the fire and taken by ambulance to Springfield Memorial Hospital.

One person was hospitalized early Wednesday morning and several cats were rescued after a fire at the Northgate Manor Apartments in Springfield.

According to the Springfield Township Police Department’s Facebook post, at about 8:15 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13, officers responded to a reported burglary at a home on Columbine Avenue.