We will be sunny and warm today. We are looking at sunny skies for today with a high of 76. Then, we have a chance of a shower or storm tonight with a low of 55. Meanwhile, severe weather will impact the area on Friday night. The National Weather Service in St. Louis says a line of severe storms will move up to 70 mi...

A Vandalia woman has been sentenced to time in the Illinois Department of Corrections. The Fayette County State's Attorney's Office reports that 29 year old Amberly D. Wells of Vandalia had her probation revoked and was sentenced to 2 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, for the offense of Criminal Trespass...

The Mulberry Grove Fire Protection District battled a hay shed fire on Wednesday, with the Vandalia Fire Department among the area departments providing assistance. The Mulberry Grove Fire Protection District was dispatched at about 11:30 on Wednesday to a hay shed fire on North 100 outside of Mulberry Grove in Fayette...

The Fayette County Courthouse and Jail held an open house for 4 hours on Wednesday to give the public a chance to see inside. And, those hosting the open house hope it opened some eyes to the issues they have been discussing and their belief that a new Courthouse and Jail is needed. Fayette County Sheriff Ronnie Steve...

We hear more today from 2 of the candidates for Vandalia School Board. Aaron Janssen is the challenger as there are 4 seats up with all the incumbents running for another term. The top 4 in the election will win the seats. The "Forging our Future" project has been one talked a lot about over the past severa...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers are considering a mileage tax on drivers to help maintain state infrastructure. The Sun Times reports new proposed legislation would create a pilot program to explore the viability of establishing a "road usage charge." The proposal is designed to offset a decrease in m...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' unemployment rate is stable. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state's jobless rate was unchanged at four-point-nine-percent in January. Non-farm payroll jobs were down slightly by 11-hundred. Compared to a year ago, total non farm payroll jobs increased by 36-thousa...

We are looking at mostly sunny skies and warm conditions for today. We are looking at mostly sunny skies and a high of 75 today. then, partly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 52. Meanwhile, we will pay for this warm weather on Friday night as we will be hit with severe storms. The National Weather Service in St...

There will be two open house times today at the Fayette County Courthouse and Jail. The Open House times will be from 1 pm to 3 pm today and then from 5 pm to 7 pm today. Fayette County Board Member Merrell Collins talks about the open house. The county is proposing the 1% sales tax increase as a way to fund the new c...

We continue to hear today from two of the 5 individuals running for the 4 available seats for Vandalia School Board in the April 1st Consolidated Election. Aaron Janssen is the challenger in the race with the 4 incumbents running for a second term. Janssen talks about some positives he sees with the Vandalia School Di...

How courts are dealing with Illinois' end to cash bail is the subject of two cases heard by the Illinois Supreme Court. Tuesday, the court heard two cases that had different outcomes. In Illinois v. Antonio Cousins, Assistant Attorney General Eric Levin argued the trial court didn't give adequate time for pretrial det...

The National Federation of Independent Business is speaking out as the Illinois Pollution Control Board considers adopting some of California's vehicle emissions standards. Environmental groups have proposed phasing out the sale of new gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles, leading to a complete ban on the sale of most ...

News Release from FCI Greenville---- GREENVILLE, IL: On March 11, 2025, at approximately 8:15 a.m., Nathan Merdick Smith was found having injuries consistent with a perceived altercation at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Greenville in Greenville, Illinois. Responding employees initiated life-saving measures...

(Springfield, IL) -- State lawmakers are advancing a bill that would expand access to Alzheimer's treatment in Illinois. The measure passed out of the House Insurance Committee yesterday. The bill would require anyone's health insurance plan in the state to cover medically necessary FDA-approved treatments and medicati...

We will be sunny, windy and warm today. We are looking at sunny skies with a high of 70. Winds out of the southwest will gust better than 20 miles per hour today. Tonight we'll see mostly clear skies with a low of 45. Meanwhile, severe storms will hit the area on Friday night. The National Weather Service in St. Lou...