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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Confetti fell and cheers rang out when the Horace Mann Educator of the Year was announced.

Rooms also are equipped with radios and call buttons that can be used in an emergency or medical episodes; Jacksonville schools use the same system

Montana drinkers have pushed the state to high per capita beer consumption — most recently No. 3 per capita after North Dakota and New Hampshire, according to USA Today citing data from beerinfo.com.

Debate continues on the implementation of metal detectors at three public high schools in Springfield. The school board is schedule to vote on the issue March 21.

Brian Daugherty has a desk calendar hanging on his wall at home that has counted the days hes been away from his Jefferson Middle School special education students in a classroom because of the COVID-19 pandemic. By Tuesday, when Daugherty is set to rejoin them as a hybrid teacher, it will have been 320 days, he said. "Its like a journey to a new frontier," Daugherty said. "It will be nice to see them again, without all of the white noise and distractions." About 44 percent of students from Sp...