A second individual has been arrested in connected to the August 10th burglary on a Solar Construction site in rural Vandalia. Last week, 30 year old Mark R. Heath of Marshall was charged in Fayette County Court with Burglary and Theft of over $10,000. Both of those charges are Class 2 Felonies. Heath was released fr...

A juvenile was injured in an ATV accident in rural southwestern Fayette County. A report from the Fayette County Sheriff's Office says that an ATV being operated by a 13 year old Juvenile--which was a 2026 Polaris 450 Sportsman--was traveling west bound on East 200 Ave within the 400 block on the ATV. The report says ...

After several months of work, the City of Vandalia now has a coordinated plan of progress and improvement for the immediate future in hand and is ready to begin checking things off the list. During Monday night's Vandalia City Council meeting, Jim Arndt of Arndt Municipal Support, Inc. was on hand and presented the cou...

The Illinois Education Association has endorsed J.B. Pritzker in his campaign for a third term as governor, but Republican challenger Darren Bailey says Pritzker's policies are driving students out of state. Pritzker accepted the IEA's endorsement during a campaign event at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn on Monday. Th...

A recently-signed piece of state legislation is raising concerns about workers' compensation costs and liabilities for employers. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Illinois House Bill 5228 on Friday, August 7th. Phil Melin is executive director of Illinois Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse. Melin said charging a profit penalty co...

(Springfield, IL) -- Lainey Wilson is setting a record at the Illinois State Fair. The country superstar performed in front of more than 15-thousand-500 fans on the Grandstand Stage on Saturday night. She broke the previous attendance record set by Megan Moroney last year. The Illinois State Fair runs through August 23...

We finally get a break from the heat. We are looking at mostly sunny sunny skies for today with a high of 82. Then, we'll see partly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 63. We'll remain in the lower to mid-80's for highs throughout this work week. We do have substantial chances of rain coming up on Wednesday, Wed...

The City of Vandalia's new Water Treatment Plant remains on Schedule. Speaking on our podcast "Talking About Vandalia," City Administrator LaTisha Paslay and Mayor Doug Knebel spoke on the progress of the new Water Treatment Plant. Paslay says they just had an update meeting on the facility's progress this p...

(Washington, DC) -- President Trump is calling on senators to vote on a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent. More from Mark Mayfield. Jacob Jones/wm/acc Copyright © 2026 TTWN Media Networks Inc.

With the wins of socialist, progressive and moderate Democrat candidates in recent midwestern primaries, top leaders in the party are embracing "unity" with the far-left wing of their party. Former Detroit public health official and progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed defeated U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-MI.,...

(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois is establishing a flood rebate program. Governor Pritzker signed legislation that authorizes local home equity assurance programs to provide financial relief to eligible homeowners whose homes are damaged by flooding. The measure provides eligible households a one-time rebate covering up to 50...

We will see one more hot and humid day today. We do have a chance of showers and thunderstorms today, but otherwise partly sunny skies with a high of 90 and heat index values as high as 103. Then, a chance of showers and storms tonight with a low of 71. We are under a Heat Advisory until 9 pm. Meanwhile, we have a ch...

There is a low chance of severe storms through Saturday, although it looks like that will stay off to our north. The National Weather Service in St. Louis says a stalled cold front will continue to serve as the focus for additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms through Saturday. Much of this focus will be across ...

The extreme heat and humidity will be with us today, staying with us throughout the entire work week. Our forecast for today say we have a chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning, but we'll then see gradually clearing skies with a high of 92 and heat index values as high as 109. Then, mostly clear skies for t...

Vandalia Mayor Doug Knebel and City Administrator LaTisha Paslay both say the City of Vandalia getting the 2nd phase of the Site Readiness Grant is a big win for Vandalia. Speaking on our podcast "Talking about Vandalia," both talked about why they think this is such a big win for the community. In total, the...