We will continue with our dry and mild conditions throughout this work week. We will start off with some clouds this morning, but those will eventually clear out for us and we'll see a high of 71. Then, clear skies for tonight with a low of 44. The National Weather Service in St. Louis has tempered our highs for the w...

After many years of discussion, including very deep discussion over this past year, and going through the bidding process a second time--the City of Vandalia has moved forward with the first siltation removal work at Vandalia Lake. This first round of work that was approved will be in a cove of the lake that was deemed...

There is someone interested in opening a grocery store in the former Kroger building in Vandalia. And, the City of Vandalia will be attempting to land a grant to help make that happen. During Monday's Vandalia City Council meeting, Economic Development Director Amber Daulbaugh gave the City Council what update she is ...

Third-party candidates in statewide races are criticizing their opponents and a PBS station after being excluded from the only debates in their races. Both Independent party gubernatorial candidate Collin Corbett, a former Republican strategist, and American Center Party U.S. Senate candidate Whitfield Harrington were ...

Voters in at least three Illinois counties are considering sales tax referendums. Sales taxes would go up in Adams, Lake and Tazewell counties if voters approve the schools facilities tax. Megan McCombs, Democratic candidate for Tazewell County board, said in a statement to The Center Square that she 100% supports the ...

(Decatur, IL) -- Michael Wallace is headed to prison for the 2011 murder of Caleb Witty in Decatur. Wallace pleaded guilty to first-degree murder as part of a plea deal yesterday. Witty was shot and killed in August of 2011 on the city's east side while he was protecting his younger sister during a robbery. As part of ...

After a fairly chilly last few days with some pretty cold nights, we'll warm up a decent amount this week. Today will be our coolest day of the week as we'll see sunny skies and a high of 71. Then, mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 42. The warm up this week won't be big or dramatic. We'll be just a few deg...

This Wednesday will push pass the halfway point for the Vandalia Civic Advancement's Mapping project. Speaking on our podcast "Talking about Vandalia," Mayor Doug Knebel says meeting #2 this past Wednesday went well. This Wednesday's meeting is titled "How Do We Get There?" The meetings are from 5...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker says there is disagreement about data center legislation, but he expects a bill to be ready for fall veto session next month. Pritzker said in Chicago on Thursday there has been a lot of negotiation and discussion over the summer and early fall. The governor said there is disagreement over some parts...

Leaders in Illinois are now suggesting a package of legislation aimed at increasing housing affordability and supply in the state may be kicked further down the road, after proposals already stalled in May after disagreements between stakeholders. The Building Up Illinois Developments housing plan, or BUILD, was recomm...

(Springfield, IL) -- The state Department of Natural Resources is pausing public meetings in northern and west-central Illinois. The pause, according to the department, is to prepare to discuss changes to Illinois' chronic wasting disease program. Specifically, the IDNR says it will be hosting public discussions surrou...

..FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Illinois and east central and southeast Missouri. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetati...

We will experience our first, real fall weather today and this weekend. We do have a chance of a shower this afternoon, but we'll otherwise see mostly cloudy skies for today with a high of 55. Winds from the northwest will gust up to 30 miles per hour today. Then, we'll see gradually clearing skies for tonight with a...

The Sidewalk upgrade project on Sunset Drive in Vandalia is set to get underway on Monday. And, with that, there will be some closings in two phases of through traffic. Residents of Sunset Drive received this information earlier, as the project is set to begin (weather pending) on Monday, October 19th. In a letter fr...

After the cancellation of Tuesday's normal meeting date, the Fayette County Board held a short meeting with eight board members present on Thursday night at the Fayette County Courthouse and handled several items. The board pulled one item from its consent agenda for discussion and after conferring with Dustin Harmon f...