It is going to be a bit of a rollercoaster with the weather over the next few days. Today we are looking at sunny skies with a high of 52. Then, clear skies for tonight with a low of 34. Meanwhile, we will warm up quite a bit on Friday with sunny skies and a high of 67. And, also mostly sunny skies and a high of 59 o...

It seems there are a lot of alternative vehicles on the roadways these days. Vandalia Police Chief Jeff Ray was our guest this week on our weekly podcast "Talking about Vandalia." And, he discusses the various vehicles on the roads and the rules that are governing them---or not governing them at this point. ...

A St. Elmo man is facing two Felony charges in Fayette County Court. 46 year old Lawrence W. Moore is facing a charge of Aggravated Battery, which is a Class 3 Felony. Information in the charge says that Moore is alleged to have grabbed an individual by the arm and threw her into the wall. And, Moore is also alleged ...

The Culbertson Wrestling and Fitness Center received two new additions on Wednesday afternoon: a Buddy Bench in memory of Kylie Toberman, who tragically passed away on November 14th 2025. Allison Hall talks about how the Buddy Bench came about. The Buddy Bench is located at the front of the new Culbertson Wrestling and...

Energy consumer advocates are urging support for legislation they say would save Illinoisans from paying for hidden utility expenses. Bryan McDaniel of the Citizens Utility Board says ratepayers could save $40 million a year if they did not cover expenses that have no consumer benefit. Mah said ratepayers are also cove...

(Springfield, IL) -- Efforts to keep the Bears in Illinois are moving forward. WGN-TV reports state lawmakers filed a bill last night that outlines tax breaks for the team to lure them to Arlington Heights. The measure is expected to be discussed in a committee meeting today in Springfield. The legislation would allow ...

We are looking at partly sunny skies for tonight with a high of 49. Tonight we will have a chance of rain and that rain will mix with snow likely in the early Thursday morning hours as we'll see a low of 32. The National Weather Service in St. Louis says most of the region will see some light rain late this evening t...

The Vandalia Fire Department has been called out to multiple fires in the past several days. With the stronger winds over the past week, the Fire Department has been called out to fires of that nature multiple times along with other fire situations. On Monday evening, Vandalia Fire Chief Zac Stombaugh says they were ca...

The Vandalia School Board handled several personnel moves at their February meeting. The Board approved the retirement of Vandalia Junior High Principal Brian Kern for September 30th of 2031 and Junior High Assistant Principal Brian Holliday for June 30th of 2031. The board also approved the retirement for Junior High...

An internet freedom advocate says Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposed social media platform fee may be unlawful and will raise costs for Illinoisans. The governor said the fee would generate $200 million per year to support K-12 public education. NetChoice Vice President of Government Relations Amy Bos said the tax would rai...

A newly introduced bill in the Illinois Senate would add new child-safety education, warning labels and storage requirements for cannabis products, prompting cautious support, and questions, from the state's cannabis industry. Senate Bill 2866, sponsored by Sen. Michael Hastings would expand child-safety requirements f...

(Chicago, IL) -- Governor Pritzker is still optimistic the Bears will stay in Illinois. The governor says there is a "broad agreement" about legislation that would allow the team to negotiate what it pays in property taxes for the proposed stadium in Arlington Heights. A committee hearing on that legislati...

(Clark Co., IL) -- A man is pleading guilty to charges stemming from a Clark County crash that left a Coles County Board member and his wife dead last fall. State police say Edwin Pacheco-Meza was driving a van in October on West Lincoln Street when he hit a Ford 150 near South Division Street in Westfield. Two people ...

We begin a warm up today. We will see mostly cloudy skies for today with a high of 47. Winds out of the south will bring that warmer air today and will gust at better than 35 miles per hour. Then, we'll see mostly cloudy skies with a low of 30 tonight. Also, there is an elevated fire danger around the area today. Th...

At their meeting this past week, the City of Vandalia's Economic Development Committee learned that residential home sales were down in Vandalia and Fayette County in 2025---as compared to 2024. And, the median home prices were also down for those homes that did sell in 2025. Speaking on our podcast "Talking Abo...