...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record. * WHERE...Kaskaskia River at Vandalia. * WHEN...Until Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, The Dively and Vandalia Levees begin to be overtopped. ...

We will see another mild day today around the area. We will see increasing clouds during the day today with a high of 63. Then, we have a chance of shower tonight with a low of 44. Winds will be much calmer for today than on Wednesday. Meanwhile, this cooler weather pattern will stay with us for a few more days as we...

With the number of opportunities available, it is more than just your regular job fair. The City of Vandalia will host a Vandalia Job & Hiring Opportunity Event on Friday from 11 am to 1 pm at the Kaskaskia College Vandalia Campus at 2310 W. Fillmore Street in Vandalia. City of Vandalia Economic Development Direc...

Tax Increment Finance Districts were the topic of discussion for April's Economic Development Commission meeting. TIF Consultant Adam Stroud was on hand to present some information to the commission and City of Vandalia Economic Development Director Amber Daulbaugh also spoke on Vandalia's 2 TIF districts. Speaking aft...

Children's safety online has been an issue of interest for lawmakers in Springfield this year, with dozens of bills introduced aiming to address issues of social media addiction, age-appropriate content, and age verification. Sen. Sue Rezin and Sen. Erica Harriss spoke about multiple legislative efforts they've pushed ...

(Urbana, IL) -- A cow is safe after it was spotted roaming the University of Illinois' campus. University officials say the cow got loose while being unloaded from a trailer at the College of Veterinary Medicine's Large Animal Clinic. Video of the farm animal wandering the campus streets surfaced online. The cow was ev...

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record. * WHERE...Kaskaskia River at Vandalia. * WHEN...Until Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...At 27.1 feet, At this height about 75% of County Road 2000 between US...

..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Kaskaskia River at Vandalia. * WHEN...Until Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, The Dively and Vandalia Levees begin to be overtopped. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:30 P...

After the early morning rains move on, we will be left with a nice day although a bit cooler than we might expect. We will see mostly sunny skies for today with a high of 63. Winds out of the northwest will gust better than 20 miles per hour today. Then, we'll see mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 40. Sunr...

During the storms on Monday night, the Vandalia Fire Department was called out to a structure fire. Vandalia Fire Chief Zac Stombaugh says the call was to the 1400 block of West Jefferson Street. He says crews arrived to find that a large tree limb had fallen on the electrical lines of the house and tore the service o...

Progressive lawmakers in Washington D.C. introduced legislation Tuesday to increase the federal minimum wage to $25 per hour. The proposal - put forward by two reprenstatives from Illinois - could have severe impacts on businesses across the country, according to critics. The federal minimum wage currently stands at $7...

A proposed stadium for the Chicago Bears and other megaprojects are expected to be up for discussion at the Illinois Capitol this week. After megaprojects legislation cleared the Illinois House last week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker suggested the Senate would make changes. Pritzker said the Bears do not want a nine percent amus...

(Chicago, IL) -- An illegal immigrant accused of firing shots near Border Patrol agents last year in Chicago is pleading guilty to a federal firearm charge. Prosecutors say Hector Gomez admitted that he was driving a Jeep Wrangler in the Little Village neighborhood on November 8th when he fired at least two rounds from...

Heavy rains leads to docks being underwater at Vandalia Lake. Lake Manager Scott Workman says folks are asked to stay off lake until water comes down. Workman says that if anyone would need help they may call him at 618-964-5450.

We will see some sunshine and cooler temperatures today. We are looking at partly sunny skies for today with a high of 68. Meanwhile--although the chance looks to be well off to our south, severe storms are possible tonight. As for tonight, the National Weather Service in St. Louis says thunderstorms are expected to d...