Fayette County State's Attorney Brenda Mathis looks to have pulled out a close win in the Republican nomination for the 4th Judicial Circuit Judge Race. Over the 9 county circuit, Mathis received 8,118 votes with Judge Wesley Gozia receiving 8,093 votes. Effingham County State's Attorney Aaron Jones was 3rd with 6,956...

We will begin our warm up today. We will start off with clouds, but we'll see gradually clearing skies today with a high of 59. Winds from the south will gust better than 20 miles per hour today. Then, we'll see increasing clouds for tonight with a low of 39. We will continue to warm up through the rest of the work w...

In Tuesday's Primary Election, Republican challenger Kara Dugan defeated incumbent Jessica Barker in the Fayette County Clerk race. Dugan finished with 1,827 votes to 1,305 votes for Barker. Dugan will now run as the Republican candidate for Fayette County Clerk in the November General Election. As of this time, the...

15th Congressional District Congresswoman Mary Miller easily won a contested Primary on Tuesday. Miller finished with 73.5% of the vote to easily defeat opponents Ryan Tebrugge and Judy Bowlby. Miller did even better than that in Fayette County, taking 86% of the vote. Miller will face a contested race in the Novembe...

Illinois voters will have a rematch in the race for Governor after Darren Bailey beat out other candidates in Tuesday evening's Republican Primary election. Just as votes were being counted and before the race was called for Bailey--during a campaign event in Chicago, incumbent Governor J.B. Pritzker predicted that Rep...

Following Tuesday's Primary, Democrat Lieutenant Governor Julianna Stratton and Republican Don Tracy will face off in Illinois' U.S. Senate Race. But, among the candidates who fell short, a common frustration echoed across party lines--the outsized role of money in politics and what several described as an entrenched p...

Republican side Fayette County Clerk Jessica Barker (I) 1,305 Kara Dugan 1,827 * 4th Judicial Circuit (Fayette County numbers only) Brenda Mathis 1,413 Wesley Gozia 911 Aaron C. Jones 371 Phillip Givens 245 Treasurer Michelle Hagy 2,984 Sheriff Ronnie Stevens 2,947 Supervisor of Assessments Ryan Parks 2,825 C0unty Boa...

It looks like we need to deal with winter-type temperatures and weather for another day and night---and then after that we can get into some more spring-like weather. We will see increasing clouds for today with a high of 31. Then, snow is likely for tonight with a low of 27. South winds will gust better than 20 mile...

The National Weather Service has confirmed several tornadoes throughout the region on Sunday. The National Weather Service in Lincoln is confirming that six tornadoes hit central Illinois over the weekend. A tornado hit the Nokomis/Pana area on Sunday, ripping off part of the roof of a local school. Funnel clouds also ...

It is Primary Election Day in Illinois. Polls open at 6 am today and will close at 7 pm. Locally, Republicans will be deciding on their candidate for Fayette County Clerk. Incumbent Jessica Barker is running for re-election and is challenged in the primary by Kara Dugan. Also, Republicans are deciding on 4th Judicial ...

Several contracts were approved at Monday night's Vandalia City Council meeting for bands, fireworks, a carnival and other features for SummerFest 2026--which is scheduled to be at Vandalia Lake July 2nd through 4th. Before each contract was officially voted on, City Economic Development and Tourism Director Amber Daul...

Our new poll question at www.vandaliaradio.com asks if you have changed your recreational driving habits with gas prices jumping up the past two weeks. You can find the poll questions on our website at www.vandaliaradio.com

(Chicago, IL) -- The family of the Reverend Jesse Jackson is disputing a claim that the late civil right leader endorsed Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton for the U.S. Senate. Stratton announced over the weekend that she had received a final personal endorsement from Jackson before his death last month. Yus...

Cornerstone Academy and Christmont Academy in Nokomis will have an E-Learning Day today

We are looking at bitterly cold and windy conditions for today. We will be about 30 degrees below the normal temperature for today as we'll see a high of just 27. We do have a chance of snow this morning and then some flurries possible into the afternoon. Winds from the northwest will gust up to nearly 40 miles per h...