Illinois
Montana State wins the 2025-26 FCS football National Championship in overtime thriller
The drought is over! We repeat, the drought is over! Montana State has won the FCS Championship for the first time since 1984, breaking a 41-year drought.
The Bobcats won the 2025-26 FCS Championship with a 35-34 win over Illinois State in overtime, holding off the Redbirds in the an overtime classic.
After Illinois State scored two fourth quarter touchdowns, the Redbirds had a shot at a game-winning field goal with just over one minute to play. That’s when the kick was blocked! The game proceeded to overtime.
MADNESS IN NASHVILLE, ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?! 🫨
The field goal kick gets blocked by @MSUBobcats_FB, scooped up, and returned back to the 45-yard line of Illinois State. #FCSChampionship x 🎥 ESPN pic.twitter.com/apXWzNehjH
— NCAA FCS Football (@NCAA_FCS) January 6, 2026
In overtime, Illinois State got the ball first and scored a touchdown to take the lead. That’s when the extra-point try was blocked as special teams miscues proved costly for Illinois State.
REDBIRDS STRIKE FIRST IN OVERTIME ⚡️
Dylan Lord scores his second touchdown of the game to give @RedbirdFB the lead. #FCSChampionship x 🎥 ESPN pic.twitter.com/cE9621nX2Y
— NCAA FCS Football (@NCAA_FCS) January 6, 2026
However, Montana State still had to respond with a touchdown of their own. Facing 4th-and-10, quarterback Justin Lamson hit wide receiver Taco Dowler for the game-tying score. To win the game, Colby Frokjer knocked in the game-winning PAT.
TACO DOWLER TOUCHDOWN 🚨🚨🚨
Lamson connects with Dowler in the end zone for an overtime @MSUBobcats_FB touchdown. #FCSChampionship x 🎥 ESPN pic.twitter.com/gBdNnha0PR
— NCAA FCS Football (@NCAA_FCS) January 6, 2026
The game-winning touchdown earned Lamson Most Outstanding Player honors. He completed 67 percent of his passes for 287 yards and two touchdowns, rushing for 30 yards and two scores.
“There’s not many moments that are gonna be better than this.”@MSUBobcats_FB’s @justin_lamson10 reflects on bringing back the first title in 41 years back to Bozeman with @stan_becton 🏆 #FCSChampionship pic.twitter.com/2UQuvtKXO2
— NCAA FCS Football (@NCAA_FCS) January 6, 2026
It’s the first championship of the Brent Vigen era in Bozeman as the head coach lifts the trophy for the first in his third championship game appearance. The win is also the Big Sky’s first over the MVFC in a championship game, bringing the all time record to 4-1.
Illinois
Cans of tuna recalled for botulism risk mistakenly shipped to Meijer stores in Illinois
Editor’s Note: The video in the above player is from a previous report.
If you purchased canned tuna recently, you’ll want to double check what is in your cabinet.
El Segundo, California based Tri-Union Seafoods announced in an FDA recall issued Tuesday that a third-party distributor “inadvertently released quarantined product that was associated to a February 2025 recall” to grocery store locations in nine states.
The affected products are two kinds of Genova Yellowfin Tuna cans.
The cans of recalled tuna were shipped to Meijer locations in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin, according to the recall. Giant Foods locations in Maryland and Virgina and Safeway, Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions stores in California also received the products.
The recall was first issued in February 2025 because the “easy open” pull tab on the cans had a manufacturing defect that could compromise the product seal, causing it to leak or be contaminated with the toxin that causes botulism, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning, according to the recall.
Here’s a closer look at the recalled products:
- Genova Yellowfin Tuna in Olive Oil 5.0 oz 4 Pack: UPC no. 4800073265, Can Code S84N D2L with Best if Used by Date 1/21/2028 and Can Code S84N D3L with Best if Used by Date 1/24/2028
- Genova Yellowfin Tuna in in Extra Virgin Olive Oil with Sea Salt 5.0 oz: UPC no. 4800013275, Can Code S88N D1M with a Best if Used By Date 1/17/2028
Anyone with the product should not use it, even if it does not look or smell spoiled, the FDA said. Those who do consume the product and begin feeling unwell should seek immediate medical attention, the FDA added.
The recalled cans of tuna can be returned to their place of purchase for a refund, thrown away, or customers can request Tri-Union can provide them with a retrieval kit directly and a coupon for a replacement product.
Questions and inquiries about the retrieval kits can be directed to Tri-Union Seafoods at support@thaiunionhelp.zendesk.com or 833-374-0171.
Illinois
Small earthquake shakes parts of Illinois early Tuesday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A small earthquake was reported in downstate Illinois early Tuesday morning.
What we know:
The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake measured 3.8 (initially 3.5) in magnitude and struck at about 1:30 a.m. The epicenter was about 2.5 miles northwest of Ohlman, in southern Christian County, south of Taylorville and Springfield.
Small earthquake shakes downstate Illinois on Jan. 20, 2026. | USGS
The quake occurred at a depth of about 5.5 miles, according to the USGS.
FOX Chicago meteorologist Mike Caplan said some people reported feeling the shaking as far away as the St. Louis area. No damage has been reported.
Dig deeper:
Southern and central Illinois sit near the Illinois Basin–Ozark Dome region, which borders the more active New Madrid seismic zone. While strong earthquakes are rare, smaller ones are felt in the region about once or twice a year.
Historically, the largest earthquake in the region was a magnitude 5.4 that damaged southern Illinois in 1968.
What they’re saying:
“Earthquakes in the central and eastern U.S., although less frequent than in the western U.S., are typically felt over a much broader region. East of the Rockies, an earthquake can be felt over an area as much as ten times larger than a similar magnitude earthquake on the west coast. A magnitude 4.0 eastern U.S. earthquake typically can be felt at many places as far as 100 km (60 mi) from where it occurred, and it infrequently causes damage near its source. A magnitude 5.5 eastern U.S. earthquake usually can be felt as far as 500 km (300 mi) from where it occurred, and sometimes causes damage as far away as 40 km (25 mi),” according to the USGS.
The Source: The information in this story came from FOX Chicago’s Mike Caplan and the U.S. Geological Survey.
Illinois
South Suburban Humane Society volunteers in Matteson, Illinois, gather for MLK Day of Service
Many were off from school and work in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but the day is a national Day of Service, with people all over Chicago and the suburbs spending the day giving back.
In south suburban Matteson, volunteers carved out time for a good cause for MLK Day.
“It’s a real good feeling to volunteer,” said Diane Klein.
It’s only taken Klein minutes to become a master blanket-maker with no sewing machine needed — just fast fingers and teamwork.
Dorelle Ackerman has a knack for it, too.
“What better way to honor Dr. King than with a Day of Service?” she said.
Their service benefits the South Suburban Humane Society in Matteson, Illinois. The shelter is home to about 60 dogs on any given day, all of which need blankets.
“It helps immensely for us, the volunteers, and also the dogs in our care, being able to stay just like a little bit warmer, especially with this weather, is incredible,” said Director of Impact Mika Carten.
A visit from 11-year-old Sheila keeps volunteers motivated, and it reminds Klein why she’s there. She lost her own dogs, two beagles, a year and a half ago.
“I’m still mourning the ones we did have, so I have a void. This is one way of filling that void. helping,” she said.
Helping to keep dogs nice and cozy, but the work warms hearts, too.
“You give a little of your own time, and you get it back some way,” Klein said.
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