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...

An organization looking to spur growth and development in the region has been reborn in a sense and was on hand Tuesday night at the monthly board meeting to give an update to the Fayette County Board about their recent work and their mission going forward. County Board Vice-Chairman Pat Click introduced and explained ...

The Illinois State Fair is expected to generate about $100 million of economic impact after taxpayers invested nearly $190 million for infrastructure and programming. The fair is set to run from Thursday morning until Sunday, August 24th at the state fairgrounds in Springfield. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the Illinois Stat...

A group of medical professionals, a nursing home and a Catholic bishop from Illinois are suing two state department heads in an attempt to block a law set to take effect next month they say forces doctors to promote assisted suicide to terminally ill patients. The law set to take effect Sept. 12, known as the End-of-Li...

(Springfield, IL) -- Governor Pritzker would love to keep the Bears in Illinois but not at the expense of taxpayers. The governor said the state continues to speak with the team about a possible stadium bill, but the team hasn't informed them what they want. Pritzker's comments came the same day that the Bears annou...

(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois is suing the Trump administration for demanding access to state databases containing personal information on millions of CDL drivers. State Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania in filing two lawsuits against the feds. The suit claim...

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...

The Fayette County Sheriff's Office is thanking the public for their assistance in a burglary investigation this week. And, one individual has been arrested in connection with the matter. The Fayette County Sheriff's Office says that on August 10th, the Fayette County Sheriff's Office responded to Knobelsdorff Enterpr...

The Vandalia Fire Department handled two unattached shed or garage fires this past week that were deemed total losses. Vandalia Fire Chief Zac Stombaugh says that this past Friday evening they were paged out to a structure fire at 4th and St. Clair Streets. He says they arrived to find a storage shed fully involved wi...

It has now been a week since the City of Vandalia learned they had received the second phase of the Site Readiness Grant from the State of Illinois. The City of Vandalia has now been awarded better than $5.3 million in grants that will be used to make the city's property at the west interchange ready for development. ...

While Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch has faced questions from members of the legislature regarding his handling of complaints against a former member, he announced his chamber would begin a working group to change policies on reporting sexual harassment. Some argue the working group isn't needed...

(Springfield, IL) -- The 2026 Illinois State Fair kicks off today in Springfield. Governor Pritzker and other officials unveiled the treasured Butter Cow yesterday in the Dairy Building on the Fairgrounds. Fair performers include Bailey Zimmerman, Lainey Wilson, Matchbox Twenty, 38 Special, Ziggy Marley, Wiz Khalifa...

(Nokomis, IL) -- Authorities are investigating after police responded to a report of a possible explosive device in an abandoned home in Montgomery County. Officers were called out Tuesday night to the home near Shane Cole Park in Nokomis. The Secretary of State Police Bomb Squad and FBI searched the interior of the pr...