We are looking at some more rain moving through today. But, after that, we should be looking at a longer dry period. We have a chance of showers and thunderstorms today with a high of 78. Then, mostly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 61. Meanwhile, our forecast is calling for several dry and mild days to follow a...

A Vandalia man is facing 4 Felony charges after an incident over the weekend where he is alleged to have discharged a firearm in the direction of one individual and is alleged to have pointed a gun at a Police Officer. 33 year old Adam J. Robson is charged with Armed Violence, which is a Class X Felony. The information...

With the summer break kicking into full swing for area schools this week, summer cleaning and summer projects are getting underway as well. For the Vandalia School District, that means one big project that will benefit several schools in the region as well as smaller projects for the Vandalia District itself. Vandalia ...

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is supporting legislation that would limit municipalities' ability to reallocate tax increment financing dollars, but Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration is opposed to the idea. Mendoza told the House Revenue and Finance Committee that TIF legislation was enacted over 65 y...

(Bloomington, IL) -- The city of Bloomington is placing a delay on data center projects. The City Council unanimously approved a six-month moratorium on the projects. The action means Bloomington won't allow any applications to be submitted for data centers using five or more megawatts of power. During that time, city ...

(Springfield, IL) -- An investigation is underway after the Stratton Building and the Illinois State Museum was placed on lockdown. The Secretary of State's Office says Secretary of State Police identified a suspicious device yesterday morning in the parking lot of the Capitol Complex. A lockdown was issued for the Str...

We will remain much the same with our weather today. We will see mostly cloudy skies for today with a high of 78. Then, we do have a chance of showers and thunderstorms for tonight and into Wednesday. We'll see a low of 63 for tonight. Meanwhile, our current forecast shows us with highs each day into the upper 70's a...

The Brownstown VFW hosted its 30th annual Memorial Day Service on Monday Morning. When giving his Commander's address, FVW Commander Jebidiah Smail reminded the audience why we celebrate Memorial Day. Also included in the Memorial Day Service was music from both the Brownstown Community Choir and the Brownstown school ...

We hear more today from City of Vandalia Administrator LaTisha Paslay on progress with the new Water Treatment Plant for the City of Vandalia. Speaking on our podcast "Talking about Vandalia," Paslay says construction is moving well. And, she reminds just how long this project has been in the works to replace...

Democrats and electoral rights groups want progress on legislation in Springfield that would give people in prison across the state the ability to vote just weeks after being convicted of a felony or lesser crime. Some in favor of the bill cite the Illinois Constitution, which says an incarcerated person must have thei...

It will be mostly sunny and mild this Memorial Day. We are looking at mostly sunny skies for today with a high of 80. Then, we'll see partly cloudy skies tonight with a low of 58.

We will get rid of the clouds and warm up a bit today. We start off the day mostly cloudy, but should see decreasing clouds as we go along today with a high of 78. This represents a pretty big warm up after 3 straight days of not reaching 70 for a high. Tonight we do have a chance of showers and storms with a low of ...

The Meals on Wheels program will be closed on Monday due to the Memorial Day Holiday.

We have a chance of showers this afternoon and tonight. As we begin the Memorial Day weekend, we are looking at a chance of showers this afternoon with otherwise mostly cloudy skies today with a high of 67. Tonight we have a chance of showers with a low of 57. Meanwhile, Saturday should be partly sunny and warmer with...

Although construction is moving along well at this point, it will still be a while before the new Water Treatment Plant is fully up and running in the City of Vandalia. City Administrator LaTisha Paslay was the guest this week on the "Talking about Vandalia" podcast and discussed several projects--some comple...