Kalen McCain

A swarm of police cars followed a car on three tires into a Walmart parking lot in Washington Friday afternoon, where police say they arrested the driver on charges of operating while under the influence, eluding officers and a handful of traffic tickets.

Staff from Washington County Hospital and Clinics have collaborated with downtown art studio GunnySac Designs to create an indoor mural for a not-yet-complete mental health wing of WCHC.

A bill allowing high schools to hold year-round classes was signed into law last week by Gov. Kim Reynolds.

British tabloid Daily Mail ran a headline May 9 describing Grant Hill as a “rising GOP star running for Congress.” The trouble is, he’s never run for public office before, and says his entry into the congressional race was an accident, as he only plans to run for the state legislature.

A few miles south of Washington, at the end of a narrow gravel road, a few dozen head of cattle will soon be turned out from their wintertime shelter into a pasture, making way for a building full of feeder calves to fill the space over summer.

An international supply surplus, coupled with tariff disputes, had some in the industry worried this planting season. A new trade deal forged over the weekend may offer reprieve, but only if it lasts beyond harvest in the fall.

A locally organized “constituent town hall” in Washington Tuesday night saw a handful of area activists voice their grievances about federal spending cuts, and encouraged attendees to do the same.

A new court record has shed some light on details of former Washington Mayor Jaron Rosien’s case, as he pleads guilty to a less severe crime than the sexual abuse allegations made in 2023. Sentencing details and other stipulations of the plea deal are still uknown.

Mark Keedy, a former intern at the Washington Evening Journal, has spent the majority of every week since October sorting, scanning and archiving thousands of decades-old film negatives from the local paper. He expects the project will take the rest of his life.

A few weeks after making Veterans Affairs assistance easier to get, supervisors expect to vote May 13 on raising the General Assistance income cap as high as 200% of the federal poverty line.

The Washington City Council has given a green light to a prospective business owner planning to build rental storage units in the Wiley Subdivision, despite concerns that doing so might trade off with other development in the area.

A judge has dismissed challenges to a $15 million bond referendum at the Highland school district, even after acknowledging that at least 70 invalid votes cast in its election may have altered the outcome. Read to find out why.

A second round of roadwork on Highway 218 between Riverside and Hills will likely last well into summer, a Department of Transportation spokesperson said.

Former Washington mayor appears poised to plead guilty, but not to Class C felony he’s charged with