Twisters in the Midwest have caused serious damage, destroyed homes, and taken at least 12 lives.

A small Illinois town had an Ef4 tornado strike the area and six people were killed as a result. The rating given to this tornado is the second-highest rating that can be given to a twister and scientists determine this by the amount of damage that occurs.

The twister was 200 yards wide and had winds of up to 170  mph. Another twister struck Branson, Mo, which is a popular tourist site because of the country music scene. The  famous theater in the city stated that it received serious damage as a result of the twister.

For more information on this storm or to remain updated, visit the Washington Post online today.

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A plane that took off from Illinois and was en route to Austin, Texas crashed and burned killing both men inside.

The aircraft went down around 12:30 p.m. in Arkansas as the 62-year-old father and his 32-year-old son were leaving Danville and heading to Austin. The father is a flight instructor in California and the son is also a pilot, but there has been no word on who was piloting the plane.

The Federal Aviation Administration said that no distress call was reported, but the plane just dropped off of its radar screen. The sky was overcast and there was low clouds and rain when the plane was flying, but the officials will be investigating further to find the cause of the accident.

Plane accidents can cause serious injury to all involved, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victims in the crash.

A 17-year old girl from Chicago was struck and killed by a van driven by an 86-year old Illinois man on Wednesday. The teen was on a biking trip through southern Illinois when the van apparently crossed the center line and struck the teen and her friends. Two others were injured in the accident and were transported to a local hospital for treatment.

If you or someone you love has been hurt in an accident caused by a reckless or negligent driver, contact the Danville personal injury attorneys of Spiros Law, P.C. at 217-442-4343 to discuss your legal options.

A 39-year old man from Dwight, Illinois was charged with DWI after a crash on Monday morning claimed the life of a 25-year old Gardner man. The accident occurred at around 1:45 a.m. on Route 53 and Smith Road, when the vehicle veered into the wrong lane and crashed. The deceased individual was a passenger in the vehicle at the time of the accident, and the driver was taken into custody for drunk driving, driving in the wrong lane, and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

If someone you love has been hurt or killed in an accident, contact the Danville personal injury lawyers of Spiros Law, P.C. at 217-443-4343 to discuss your legal options.

A man was seriously injured when his work vehicle was struck by a northbound Amtrak train at 10:00 a.m. on Monday morning.  The accident occurred at White County Road 200 West, which is near Monon.  The man was ejected from his vehicle during the collision, and although authorities do not know the exact cause of the accident, fog is believed to be a factor in the crash.

For more information on train accidents and personal injury claims, contact the Danville personal injury attorneys of Spiros Law at 217-443-4343 today.

A 22-year-old man from Eastern Illinois is dead following a tragic grain bin accident. The Shelby County coroner said that the Sigel man died Thursday following the apparent accident.

According to the coroner, the victim and two other men were moving dried corn into the bin when the man was trapped inside and was buried in the corn. The coroner will conduct an autopsy the following week.

If someone you love has been injured or worse in an agricultural accident, contact the Danville personal injury attorneys of Spiros Law today by calling 217-443-4343.

A head-on collision in Illinois left one dead and three injured on Jan. 25.

The accident happened around 5:30 p.m. on U.S. Route 150. The head-on collision occurred between the pick-up truck and a small car. A 58-year-old doctor was driving a pick truck when he suddenly lost control of his car on the snowy roadway. The truck then collided with the small car. One of the passengers died of injuries suffered in the wreck. Three others were injured.

If you or someone you love has been injured in a car accident, contact the Danville car accident lawyers of Spiros Law P.C. by calling 217-443-4343 today.

There has been an amendment to the Illinois Vehicle Code. The new law makes it illegal to text while driving.

The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute did a national study on cell phone use while driving. They found that accident risk was increased by 23 percent if text messaging while driving. In Illinois, if you are pulled over for text messaging and driving and can be a $75 ticket. If you are text messaging and driving and involved in an accident, there may be an additional $200 fine.

If you or someone you love has been injured in a car accident due to the negligence of another person, contact the Danville car accident lawyers of Spiros Law P.C. at 217-443-4343 today.