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Mostly Sunny & Warm Today, Showers & Storms tonight
We see our warmest day so far this spring today. We will see mostly sunny skies for today with a high of 84. Winds out of the southeast will gust better than 20 miles per hour today. Tonight we will see showers and storms with a low of 63. The National Weather Service in St. Louis says showers and thunderstorms are e...
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Filming will go on in downtown Vandalia today for Film "Down Below"
We hear again today from Alex Schwarm about the film "Down Below," which is an independent feature film that will see shooting in downtown Vandalia today. Schwarm says they are hopeful they could have a premiere viewing at some point of the film here. Schwarm is a 2005 graduate of Brownstown High School befo...
12h ago
Bill for Child Welfare replaced with changes to election law
A child welfare bill was gutted just moments before going to the Illinois House floor and replaced with an omnibus election bill. House sponsor of Senate Bill 2412, Democratic State Representative Jay Hoffman says the bill does 3 things. Willhour called legislators who think voters need a referendum to lower property ...
12h ago
Legislation would increase penalties for fleeing police
Some Republican lawmakers want to curb instances of motorists fleeing police by making the offense a felony. In DuPage County alone, cases of fleeing police have increased over the past 3 years by 151%. State Senator Seth Lewis says police departments all over Illinois are experiencing motorists refusing to pull over...
12h ago
First Bird Of 2024 Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Douglas Co
(Macomb, IL) -- Health officials are reporting the first bird to test positive for West Nile virus in Illinois in 2024 in Douglas County. The specimen was collected by Douglas County Health Department staff on April 2nd in Villa Grove. The early report of the first bird follows a mild winter and spring. Colin McIntyre/...
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Pritzker's Office Calls Bears' Stadium Plan A 'Non-starter'
(Chicago, IL) -- Governor Pritzker's office is still not in favor of the Bears' plan to build a new stadium along Chicago's lakefront. After meeting with team executives yesterday to discuss the four-point-seven-billion-dollar proposal, top Pritzker aides called the plan a "non-starter." The governor's office...
12h ago
Carlyle man facing Criminal Sexual Assault and Criminal Sexual Abuse charges in Fayette County Court
A Carlyle man is facing Criminal Sexual Assault and Criminal Sexual Abuse Charges in Fayette County Court. Fayette County Sheriff's Office reports say that on Monday morning at 5 am the Fayette County Sheriff's Office received a call into dispatch reporting a sexual assault that had just occurred in rural Mulberry Grov...
May 01, 2024
We Could see an isolated shower or storm this afternoon, High in the upper 70s today
We could see an isolated shower or storm this afternoon. We have a chance of an isolated shower or storm later on this afternoon. We will otherwise see mostly cloudy skies for today with a high of 79. Then, there's a chance of an isolated shower or storm tonight with a low of 61.
May 01, 2024
More with Alex Schwarm on Independent Feature Film that's shooting in Fayette County this week
We hear more today from Fayette County native Alex Schwarm about the movie, "Down Below," that is shooting this week in Fayette County. Schwarm talks about his role as a Producer of the film. Schwarm says they will be filming on Thursday on 4th Street in downtown Vandalia. We will hear more from Schwarm com...
May 01, 2024
State Rep Blaine Wilhour's staff holding traveling office hours today
State Representative Blaine Wilhour's staff will hold traveling office hours today in Vandalia and Mulberry Grove. They will be at Evans Public Library in Vandalia from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm today. And, then at Mulberry Grove Village Hall from 1:30 pm to 3 pm this afternoon.
May 01, 2024
U.S. Supreme Court moves gun ban challenges to conference
Cases challenging gun and magazine bans, including several lawsuits from Illinois, have been distributed for an upcoming conference of the U.S. Supreme Court. After Illinois banned more than 170 semi-automatic firearms and magazines over certain capacities in January of 2023, federal lawsuits were filed. Appeals of se...
May 01, 2024
Legislation to ban new natural gas hookups in Illinois introduced in Springfield
A Democratic lawmaker has introduced legislation that would ban natural gas in new buildings statewide. The bill's sponsor, State Senator Celina Villanueva, calls her measure the Clean and Health Buildings Act. State law requires Illinois to transition to 100% clean energy by 2050 and set timelines for coal and natura...
May 01, 2024
Civil War Document Donated To Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
(Springfield, IL) -- Governor Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker are donating a key Civil War document to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield. Beginning today, the museum will display President Lincoln's order to begin the process of blockading Southern ports. That document from 1861 is ...
May 01, 2024
Illinois Reminds Private Well Owners to Test for Potential Contaminants
(Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Water Survey are reminding private well-owners in the state to properly maintain their wells and test them for potential contaminants. Contamination is caused by improper construction, poor maintenance, or releases of contaminants into...
May 01, 2024
Dense Fog Advisory remains in effect until 9 am this morning
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Illinois and east central and southeast Missouri. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving condit...
Apr 30, 2024
Mostly Sunny & Warmer today---could see scattered thunderstorms tonight
It will be mostly sunny and warmer today. After the fog burns off, we will see mostly sunny skies and warmer with a high of 78. Tonight we have a chance of showers and storms---mainly in the overnight hours---with a low of 60. Some areas well off to our west/northwest could see a severe storm tonight. But, again, th...
Apr 30, 2024
New Poll Question on VandaliaRadio.com asking your thoughts on the March Career Fair
We have a new poll question up at www.vandaliaradio.com The question is in regards to the Career Fair that was held in Vandalia on March 29th. You can find the poll on the left side of our web page on www.vandaliaradio.com
Apr 30, 2024
Fayette County native coming home to produce independent feature film, some filming this week in Vandalia
A Fayette County native is coming home to to produce an independent feature film. And, there will be filming going on this week in Vandalia. Alex Schwarm is a Fayette County native and graduated from Brownstown High School in 2005. And, he graduated from Northwestern with a degree in Radio/Television/Film and has mad...
Apr 30, 2024
Study: Illinois one of the top states for gambling addiction
Illinois is one of the top sports betting states in the country, but a new study says the state is also home to a high number of people with a gambling addiction. The personal finance website WalletHub compared the 50 states across 20 key metrics, including gambling friendliness. Illinois is also home to the most vide...
Apr 30, 2024
With the highest percentage in three years of U.S. small business owners not being able to pay rent, conditions improve in Illinois
A new survey shows that inflationary pressures continue to affect small businesses around the country, but conditions appear to be improving in Illinois. A survey by the small business network Alignable shows that 43 percent of small businesses nationwide were unable to pay their rent in full or on time in April, the ...
Apr 30, 2024