SPARTA, Ill. (KFVS) - The 125th Amateur Trapshooting Association’s (ATA) Grand American Trapshooting Championships at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex (WSRC) in Sparta kicks off Wednesday, ...

SPRINGFIELD — Changes could be coming to a sprawling state-owned shooting complex in southern Illinois. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is asking consultants and vendors to weigh in on ...

Nov. 7—SPARTA, Ga. — Local and state law enforcement authorities are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of a Sparta woman found inside a residence Saturday morning. The ...

SPRINGFIELD — One of the premier events in shooting sports returns to Illinois July 31 through Aug. 10 with the annual Amateur Trapshooting Association’s Grand American Trapshooting Championships at ...

A Monroe County sheriff’s deputy acted lawfully in the defense of a woman when he fatally shot a Sparta man in early January and will not be prosecuted, Monroe County District Attorney Kevin Croninger ...

SPARTA — No one was injured Saturday when a pistol accidentally discharged and the bullet went through the floor of the apartment into the apartment below, police said. Sparta police were called to an ...

SPARTA (AP) -- John Mann couldn't wipe the smile from his face. As he waited on customers Friday at his sporting-goods store, he happily listed all the ways he thinks the world's biggest trapshooting ...

In opening a major new shooting complex in this green, wooded swath of Southern Illinois, Blagojevich pulled the trigger last week on what could be a difficult downstate re-election campaign. With ...