Vandalia SummerFest will have a day and night full of events today at Vandalia Lake. You can check out their full day of activities on their Facebook page----

.HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 100. * WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest, and west central Illinois and central, east central, northeast, and southeast Missouri. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidi...

We have more heat and humidity with us for today--although it is a little less oppressive that we have been the past several days. We do have a chance of showers and storms this afternoon, but we'll otherwise see mostly sunny skies for today with a high of 91 and heat index value as high as 101. Then, a chance of show...

(Springfield, IL) -- Drivers across Illinois are being warned as state agencies are cracking down on impaired driving this holiday weekend. State Police, along with several other law enforcement agencies, are mounting a "high-visibility" campaign as millions take to the roads for Fourth of July travel. The ca...

I-70 Media again encourages everyone to fly the American Flag for Flag Day and all other days. And, we would like to ask you to participate in our "Fly The Flag for Summer Promotion." We will be collecting photos through the Independence Day holiday and we are hoping for a big number of photos being it is o...

SummerFest will continue with night #2 tonight. You find more information on the Vandalia Lake Facebook Page You find a full list of activities for tonight and there is also a day full of events on Saturday.

The heat and humidity remains with us today. We do have a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, but we'll otherwise see sunny skies today with a high of 93 and heat index values as high as 105. Then, a chance of showers and storms for tonight with a low of 73. Meanwhile, some areas could see isolated sev...

Illinois consumers are flocking to neighboring states to buy fireworks. Illinois, Vermont and Massachusetts are the only U.S. states that ban most fireworks. Deanna Delimat, co-owner of Black Bull Fireworks in Salem, Wisconsin, said she sees a lot of customers from the Land of Lincoln. Both store owners said sales are ...

A state-mandated driving test no longer applies to Illinoisans between the ages of 79 and 86. Among the new state laws taking effect on July 1st is the Road Safety and Fairness Act. State Senator Ram Villivalam sponsored the legislation that still requires drivers age 79 through 86 to renew their licenses in person and...

(Springfield, IL) -- The possibility of the early release of Sean Grayson is getting a reaction from the family of Sonya Massey. Grayson, a former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy, was sentenced to 20 years for the murder of Sonya Massey in her Springfield home in July of 2024. Now just six months into his sentence, th...

We are looking at much the same for the weather today. We will see sunny skies today with a high of 93 and heat index values as high as 106. Then, mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 75. Meanwhile, the heat and humidity will stay with us on Friday but we do begin to have chances we could see some shower and s...

Vandalia SummerFest will kick of 3 days of events this evening. Activities this evening will get started at 5 pm with the carnival opening. There will also be the Kid's Zone, Food Trucks and the beer garden open this evening. From 6 pm to 9 pm will be the band Lady Liberty performing from 6 pm to 9 pm. Then, Wild Fo...

Multiple topics were discussed Wednesday during the monthly Saint Elmo City Council Meeting. The first item approved by the council was the approval of Mideastern Plumbing out of Carlyle to do sewer line work for $74,200. The second item approved by the council was paying Farnsworth Group out of Effingham $1000 for an ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a series of bills into law Friday and over the weekend, with the 62 new laws set to take effect over the next year. One law on environmental protections previously drew skepticism from Republicans in Springfield. House Bill 5070 prevents the state's Pollution Control Board from having...

A new report has found that Illinois ranks second in the nation in per-capita fines and forfeitures collected by local governments. Vittorio Nastasi, director of criminal justice policy at Reason Foundation, said monetary sanctions for criminal and local ordinance violations are sometimes used to fund courts and basic ...