We begin a week with multiple chance of winter precipitation. Today we'll see increasing clouds with a high of 38. Tonight we'll see cloudy skies with a low of 29. Tuesday we do have a chance of snow and there is also a chance of snow on Tuesday night. As of this time, we are not expecting any measurable snowfall fro...

Fayette County Board members and others are looking to get more information to the public on the issues with the Fayette County Courthouse and Jail as voters will decide on a 1% sales tax increase in the April 1st Election. County Board members Merrell Collins and Mack Payne addressed the issues with the current courth...

State Representative Blaine Wilhour says President Donald Trump has reduced the state's Democrats to a "puddle of tears." Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker Friday blasted the Trump Administration, vowing to fight a recent lawsuit that the U.S. Department of Justice filed against the state Chicago over the state...

The Illinois Power Agency says it does not have direct knowledge of an solar projects participating in their programs that have been denied funding due to the U.S. EPA's funding pause. But, a state lawmaker hopes the pause will halt solar projects. State Representative Chris Miller said a lot of these people, who sign...

Illinois' controversial Interchange Fee Prohibition Act has taken another turn in court. The law prohibits credit card holder's bank from charging or receiving interchange fees on portions of transaction, including taxes and gratuities. A judge has ruled that financial institutions chartered outside Illinois that con...

(Springfield, IL) -- State lawmakers are considering a bill to give Illinois mothers paid breaks for breastfeeding their baby. The proposed breaks would not take away from any other required breaks for working mothers. Another related bill would provide coverage for hypoallergenic formula under Medicaid if a doctor has...

We are looking at rain and win for today. We will see rain with us today with a high of 43. Winds out of the northwest will gust better than 20 miles per hour for today. Then, mostly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 27. Meanwhile, snow is in the forecast for both Monday night-Tuesday and then again on Wednesday...

We will see increasing clouds for today. We are looking at increasing clouds during the day today with a high of 39. Then, we could see some scattered light rain tonight with a low of 34 tonight. Rain and a bit warmer temperatures will be in the forecast for Saturday.

One person was injured in a one vehicle accident early Thursday morning on Thrill Hill Road in rural Vandalia. Fayette County Sheriff's Office reports say that a vehicle driven by Zachary L. Anderson of Ramsey was traveling eastbound on Thrill Hill Road, becoming airborne while crossing Zent Drive. Anderson then lost ...

A large group was on hand on Thursday evening at Vandalia City Hall, looking to figure out the best way to secure an ambulance contract for Fayette County. Mayors from Vandalia, Brownstown, St. Elmo and Ramsey were on hand, along with Fire Chiefs from St. Peter, Brownstown, Farina and St. Elmo, the Vandalia Police Chie...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's corruption trial is approaching the four-month mark. Jury deliberations are scheduled to resume Friday at a trial which began with jury selection on October 8th. U.S. Attorney John Lausch announced the indictment in March of 2022. Lausch said the counts allege that Madiga...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is celebrating a fourth consecutive year of record-setting cannabis sales. Officials announced that dispensaries reported that more than two-billion-dollars of cannabis product was sold in Illinois in 2024. That is a two-point-five-percent increase from the previous year. The two-billion-d...

There is a blood drive being held today. The blood drive is at the Fayette County Health Department's conference room at 416 East Edwards Street in Vandalia. The blood drive will be going on today from 1 pm to 4 pm.

After a day of colder temperatures and rain on Wednesday, we'll warm up and eventually see some sunshine today. We will see gradually clearing skies for today with a high of 46. Then, we'll see mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 28. More rain is in the forecast for Friday night and into Saturday.

Lead Service Lines were discussed at the Vandalia City Council meeting on Monday. The issue of lead service lines and the requirement to attempt to identify all such lines has been a topic of conservation on and off for the Vandalia City Council for quite some time. City Administrator LaTisha Paslay says the City of Va...