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NWS looking for reports of any damage from Saturday evening's strong to severe storms
The National Weather Service in St. Louis is looking for any damage reports from any strong to severe storms. Bond County was under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for quite some time on Saturday evening with two storm cells passing through the county. southwestern Fayette County was under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning...
10h ago
Partly Sunny & Mild today, Storms return on Monday with severe weather changes
We will see a pretty nice Sunday around the area. We are looking at partly sunny skies for today with a high of 73. There is a chance of showers tonight--mainly after midnight--with a low of 59. Meanwhile, the active weather pattern will return to the area starting on Monday night. The National Weather Service in St....
10h ago
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for SW Fayette Co & Bond Co until 6:30 pm
Severe Thunderstorm Warning ILC005-051-042330- /O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0149.240504T2300Z-240504T2330Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service St Louis MO 600 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024 The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... B...
22h ago
Sunny & Warm Today---Chance of Strong to Severe Storms this evening
We will have sunshine today. We are looking at sunny skies for today with a high of 81. But, showers and thunderstorms are likely for this evening and we could see a strong to severe storm. Our forecast says that showers and storms are likely with a low of 57. The National Weather Service in St. Louis says thundersto...
May 04, 2024
Chance of Showers and Storms ending this morning---Chance of storms returns on Saturday night
The rain is moving on. We saw showers move through last night but they have moved on and we will see mostly cloudy skies for today with a high of 76. Then, partly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 59. Meanwhile, the threat of storms returns to the area on Saturday night. The National Weather Service in St. Louis...
May 03, 2024
Three individuals pled guilty in Fayette County Court this week & sentenced to time in prison
Three individuals pleaded guilty in Fayette County Court this week and were sentenced to time in prison. 45 year old Robert J. Carlock of Vandalia pleaded guilty to the offense of Unlawful Possession with intent to Deliver Methamphetamine and was sentenced to 4 years in the Department of Corrections. 31 year old Derek ...
May 03, 2024
Illinois Democrats approve changes to Election Law in less than 24 hours
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signals he supports an election ominbus bill headed his way that Democrats sprung up suddenly on Wednesday to the surprise of Republicans. Senate Bill 2412 originally started as a measure impacting child welfare, but late Wednesday, House Democrats gutted the bill to bring about an elect...
May 03, 2024
Rep Wilhour blasts Elections Bill
State Representative Blaine Wilhour is blasting an Election Bill and the way it was handled by Democrats. On Wednesday, Senate Bill 2412 was gutted and replaced with language that would also place 3 non-binding referenda on the November 5th ballot. One of the referenda is over property taxes and Wilhour had a harsh re...
May 03, 2024
State Senator Plummer's statement on Election Bill--Senate Bill 2412
SPRINGFIELD - State Senator Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) released the below statement following the rushed passage of Senate Bill 2412: "This is one more move in a recent strategy of partisan power grabs by the majority party who want to subvert the democratic process by ignoring the will of the voters in the Me...
May 03, 2024
DOC Director grilled over prison safety, closures and parole board errors
The acting director of the Illinois Department of Corrections took a grilling from legislators looking for information on prison closures, safety and more. Latoya Hughes was nominated by Governor J.B. Pritzker to take over at the IDOC for $200,000 a year. During a confirmation hearing on Thursday, State Senator Jason...
May 03, 2024
Illinois Police Officers Memorial Remembers Fallen Officers
(Springfield, IL) -- A group of fallen police officers in Illinois are being remembered. The Illinois Police Officers Memorial took place yesterday outside the State Capitol to honor officers who died in the line of duty and to support their families. There were a pair of 2024 honorees, including Chicago Police Officer...
May 03, 2024
Rivian Receiving $827M From State To Expand Normal Facility
(Normal, IL) -- Rivian is receiving a more than 800-million-dollar incentive package from the state to help expand its Normal facility. The electric vehicle manufacturer is investing one-point-five-billion-dollars for the project, which will create more than 550 full-time jobs over the next five years. It will enable t...
May 03, 2024
Mostly Sunny & Warm Today, Showers & Storms tonight
We see our warmest day so far this spring today. We will see mostly sunny skies for today with a high of 84. Winds out of the southeast will gust better than 20 miles per hour today. Tonight we will see showers and storms with a low of 63. The National Weather Service in St. Louis says showers and thunderstorms are e...
May 02, 2024
Filming will go on in downtown Vandalia today for Film "Down Below"
We hear again today from Alex Schwarm about the film "Down Below," which is an independent feature film that will see shooting in downtown Vandalia today. Schwarm says they are hopeful they could have a premiere viewing at some point of the film here. Schwarm is a 2005 graduate of Brownstown High School befo...
May 02, 2024
Bill for Child Welfare replaced with changes to election law
A child welfare bill was gutted just moments before going to the Illinois House floor and replaced with an omnibus election bill. House sponsor of Senate Bill 2412, Democratic State Representative Jay Hoffman says the bill does 3 things. Willhour called legislators who think voters need a referendum to lower property ...
May 02, 2024
Legislation would increase penalties for fleeing police
Some Republican lawmakers want to curb instances of motorists fleeing police by making the offense a felony. In DuPage County alone, cases of fleeing police have increased over the past 3 years by 151%. State Senator Seth Lewis says police departments all over Illinois are experiencing motorists refusing to pull over...
May 02, 2024
First Bird Of 2024 Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Douglas Co
(Macomb, IL) -- Health officials are reporting the first bird to test positive for West Nile virus in Illinois in 2024 in Douglas County. The specimen was collected by Douglas County Health Department staff on April 2nd in Villa Grove. The early report of the first bird follows a mild winter and spring. Colin McIntyre/...
May 02, 2024
Pritzker's Office Calls Bears' Stadium Plan A 'Non-starter'
(Chicago, IL) -- Governor Pritzker's office is still not in favor of the Bears' plan to build a new stadium along Chicago's lakefront. After meeting with team executives yesterday to discuss the four-point-seven-billion-dollar proposal, top Pritzker aides called the plan a "non-starter." The governor's office...
May 02, 2024
Carlyle man facing Criminal Sexual Assault and Criminal Sexual Abuse charges in Fayette County Court
A Carlyle man is facing Criminal Sexual Assault and Criminal Sexual Abuse Charges in Fayette County Court. Fayette County Sheriff's Office reports say that on Monday morning at 5 am the Fayette County Sheriff's Office received a call into dispatch reporting a sexual assault that had just occurred in rural Mulberry Grov...
May 01, 2024
We Could see an isolated shower or storm this afternoon, High in the upper 70s today
We could see an isolated shower or storm this afternoon. We have a chance of an isolated shower or storm later on this afternoon. We will otherwise see mostly cloudy skies for today with a high of 79. Then, there's a chance of an isolated shower or storm tonight with a low of 61.
May 01, 2024