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...

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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...

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Our extreme heat and humidity will stay with us into the weekend. Our forecast for today says we have a chance of showers and thunderstorms--mainly this morning. But, we'll otherwise see partly sunny skies for today with a high of 91 and heat index values as high as 108. Then, we have a chance of a shower or storm fo...