We are looking at sunny and mild conditions today, but more chances of severe weather are back on the radar for the area this weekend. Today we'll see sunny skies and a high of 81. Then, mostly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 62. Saturday will look much the same around the area. But, we do again have a chance ...

After tabling the matter at their meeting on Monday, the Vandalia City Council will be meeting again this coming Monday evening to address the potential street closure for an August Pride Event. On Monday at their regular City Council meeting, the 7 Aldermen on hand (Bob Bowen was absent from the meeting) agreed to tab...

During their final meeting of Fiscal Year 2026, the Vandalia School Board approved its amended budget for the fiscal year as part of its June meeting on Thursday evening. As the school district now sees the full picture of where the expenditures stand compared to the revenues for the year, Superintendent Dr. Jennifer G...

New data and reports from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget have shown that if no legislative action is taken soon, Social Security could run out of money as soon as 2032. Roughly 2.1 million Illinois retirees, or 16.5% of the state population, who receive benefits would be impacted by a statutory cut to b...

Inflation is a rising concern among registered voters across the country. The latest Consumer Price Index report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed consumer prices up 4.2% over the last year. According to The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll, 43% of registered voters included inflation or price increases a...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' unemployment rate remains steady. The state Department of Employment Security says the state's jobless rate last month was five-point-one-percent, unchanged from April. Non-farm payroll jobs were up six-thousand in May, marking the third consecutive over-the-month increase. Colin McIntyre...

We will see much calmer weather today. We do have a chance of showers this afternoon and we'll see increasing clouds for today with a high of 76. Then, we'll see clearing skies for tonight with a low of 58. We are nearing our day with the most daylight of the year. Today sunrise is 5:31 am and sunset is 8:25 pm.

Storms rolled through Fayette County on Wednesday night, leading to Tornado Warnings for the northern half of the county for better than an hour. The northern half of the county saw the strongest storms roll through during that time, leading to multiple Tornado Warnings. Each warning was for a severe thunderstorm capa...

(Charleston, IL) -- Tornado damage is being reported in central Illinois. Mark Mayfield fills us in. Meanwhile, to the south in Effingham County, emergency officials said a tornado ripped through homes and farms for over ten miles, causing several injuries, none of them life-threatening. Thousands in the region have be...

The City of Vandalia gave an update on the Lake Siltation project. At Monday's Vandalia City Council meeting, Mayor Doug Knebel said the first cove they were going to work on will include 8 parcels of land. He says they have an agreement with 6 of the 8 at this time. He said one other is reviewing the matter and they...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and the city council have both discussed the above-expected revenues generated by the City's Social Media Amusement and Responsibility Tax this week. The city of Chicago faces an ongoing lawsuit over a tax ordinance on social media platforms that was imposed four months ago, but city offic...

The new state Department of Early Childhood is set to begin operating in full as of July 1. The department's allocations in the coming year's state budget totaled $4.42 billion, a 3.6% increase in state spend compared to the services the state taxpayer was paying under other agencies. In a hearing on the department's b...

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East Central Fayette County in south central Illinois... * Until 1030 PM CDT. * At 1013 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near St. Elmo, or 13 miles east of Vandalia, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and ...

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northeastern Fayette County in south central Illinois... * Until 915 PM CDT. * At 839 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Wrights Corner, or 13 miles northeast of Vandalia, moving east at 60 mph. HAZ...

...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY... At 835 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Ramsey, or 10 miles north of Vandalia, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT....