It will be sunny, windy & warm today. We are looking at sunny skies for today with a high of 76. Winds from the southwest will gust better than 25 miles per hour today. Then, we'll see partly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 56. Meanwhile, the National Weather Service in St. Louis says we have an elevated f...

Vandalia Mayor Doug Knebel discussed two different projects with major downtown improvements for the City of Vandalia. During his report at Monday's Vandalia City Council meeting, Mayor Knebel mentioned he attended the ribbon cutting for the business re-location for Bulk Plant Resale in downtown Vandalia. He also said...

The Vandalia Lake Beach will have concessions 4 days per week this upcoming season. For the past couple of years during Lake Committee meetings and updates, it has been discussed they would like to find a consistent schedule for the concessions at the beach area. Earlier this year, Tammy Flowers from Flowers Concessio...

The FBI Internet Crime Report for 2025 ranks Illinois fifth in the U.S. for cyber crime complaints and eighth in overall losses. The report released on Monday said the state's cyber crime losses totaled $535 million in 2025, up from $479 million in 2024. Carrie Crot is a supervisory special agent in the FBI's Chicago o...

A Republican state representative in Illinois is continuing his push for simpler and less burdensome paths to care for disabled residents and their families. State Rep. Charlie Meier, has been a longtime supporter of legislation aiming to help developmentally disabled residents of the state. House Bill 5129 would preve...

(Pekin, IL) -- A man is charged with the murder of a Pekin teen who went missing nearly a decade ago. Police announced that Keith Brackett was arrested yesterday on multiple counts of first-degree murder in the death of 13-year-old Robert Bee. The teen went missing in November 2016 before his skeletal remains were foun...

(Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois Department of Corrections is launching a new portal to help inmates receive an education. Journey to Success is a new customized educational content portal available on tablets statewide. The application contains thousands of free courses and resources that individuals in custody can a...

We will be sunny, windy & warmer today. We will see mostly sunny skies for today with a high of 70. Winds from the south will gust better than 25 miles per hour today. Then, we'll see mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 53. Meanwhile, we'll be even a bit warmer on Thursday and then rain is on the way for...

The final pre-trial in the case of a 44 year old man charged with murder in the November 2025 death of a Vandalia teenager was held on Tuesday. Arnold Rivera appeared in custody in Fayette County Court on Tuesday with public defender Lucas Mette and State's Attorney Brenda Mathis present for a scheduled final pre-trial...

A Pana man is facing two additional Felony counts in Fayette County Court. 47 year old Jesse D. Blades is charged with two counts of Aggravated Battery, which are both Class 3 Felonies. Information on the charges say that Blades was at a Vandalia restaurant and is alleged to have knowingly caused bodily harm to anothe...

Tuesday marked the official date for the Illinois State Board of Elections' canvass of the March Primary results in the state and with the canvass, it makes official the win for Fayette County State's Attorney Brenda Mathis in the Republican Primary for Fourth Judicial Circuit Judge At-Large. The race came down to the ...

The Illinois State Rifle Association says gun owners have run out of options in a case challenging the state's prohibition of carrying concealed firearms on mass transit. The case Schoenthal vs. Raoul dealt with whether state's ban of carrying firearms on mass transit, even for those with concealed carry permits, is co...

As homeownership may be growing out of reach for many young residents, Illinois lawmakers are split between trimming taxes and growing state programs. Republicans are pushing tax-relief as Democrat leaders seek to expand spending on housing programs across the state. Illinois state Sen. Erica Harriss shared details of ...

(Chicago, IL) -- Governor Pritzker is calling for President Trump's removal over his threats to bomb Iran. Trump wrote online that an entire civilization could die if Iran rejected a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. In his own social media post, Pritzker said this isn't foreign policy, it's a deranged mad man threa...

We could see a little rain early this morning. We do have a chance of rain before 8 am this morning. Then, after that, we'll see gradually clearing skies with a high of 51 today. Winds from the east will gust better than 20 miles per hour this afternoon. Then, we'll see partly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of ...