Beardstown is welcoming four new officers to the police department, and has put the city's ambulance service under fire department control.

BEARDSTOWN, Ill. (WAND) - Four people were injured in an apartment fire in Beardstown, including three firefighters according to the Beardstown police department. Police say the Beardstown Fire ...

BEARDSTOWN, Ill. (WAND) - An GoFundMe effort is underway to help people displaced in a weekend Beardstown apartment building fire. At about 8:40 p.m. Sunday night, crews responded to 601 E. 5th St.

The mayor of Beardstown on Monday said the community's fire chief was hurt fighting a apartment building blaze. Fire engulfed an apartment building in the 600 block of East Fourth Street in Beardstown ...

Fire engulfed an apartment building in the 600 block of East Fourth Street in Beardstown late Sunday, injuring three firefighters. The building, which is privately owned and is just off the downtown ...

A fire late Monday evening destroyed a swine confinement area in rural Beardstown. The building in the 6300 block of Pilger Lane was heavily involved when crews arrived, said Beardstown fire chief ...

BEARDSTOWN -- The children who died last week after they were swept into the Illinois River at Beardstown were brothers, according to authorities. The bodies of Briston M. Dunmire, 15, and Jorden L.

BEARDSTOWN -- The bodies of two boys missing since Thursday night in the Illinois River at Beardstown have been recovered. A 15-year-old's body was found about 9:30 a.m. Saturday in shallow water on ...

BEARDSTOWN -- The bodies of two boys missing since Thursday night in the Illinois River at Beardstown have been recovered. A 15-year-old’s body was found about 9:30 a.m. Saturday in shallow water on ...