The hot conditions continue today and throughout the week. We are looking at sunny skies for today with a high of 99. Heat index values will get as high as 105 today. Then, clear skies for tonight with a low of 76. Meanwhile, the heat will continue with temperatures in the upper 90's all the way through Friday of thi...

The Illinois State Police are offering just a few details of an accident they handled this past Friday evening in Vandalia. Illinois State Police Troop 9 reports the accident was at Illinois Route 185 and Zent Drive in Vandalia and occurred at about 5:52 pm. State Police reports say a preliminary investigation indicat...

The Vandalia FFA will be holding their annual Community Grill and Chill event on Wednesday. The event will get underway at 5:00pm at the pavilion between the Vandalia Schools softball and baseball fields. There will be a free community meal served from 5 to 7:30pm provided by the FFA. Food trucks will also be out as pa...

Social media giant Meta agreed to a deal with 47 states to settle a joint lawsuit last week, with Illinois set to receive up to $768 million. As the funds were announced, some in the state are calling for it to be used as additional education funding for a budget-strapped Chicago Public Schools. A bipartisan coalition ...

Trump administration officials say they have ordered the emergency removal of 110 commercial driver's license schools associated with more than 5,000 drivers who failed English language proficiency tests. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy spoke in Detroit on Monday. The Department of Justice announced a new task...

(Decatur, IL) -- An Illinois appellate court is vacating the conviction for a Decatur man found guilty on child pornography charges. Doug Nichols and his wife, Kelly, were convicted of possessing child pornography. The court ruled that the images and videos used as evidence in the case against the Nichols aren't consid...

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 105 expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest, and west central Illinois and central, east central, northeast, and southeast Missouri. * WHEN...From noon Monday to 8 PM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Hot t...

As we wrap up the month of August today---and end meteorological summer---we will see some of our hottest temperatures of the season this week. Today our forecast calls for sunny skies and hot with a high of 95. Then, clear skies for tonight with a low of 74. It will be much the same story throughout this work week, o...

We are now one week from Labor Day---meaning this upcoming weekend is Labor Day Weekend. And, that means a couple of area festivals will kick into gear. Patoka Fall Festival will run from Friday, September 4th through Sunday, September 6th. Friday will include their carnival starting at 5 pm and "Bump and Run&q...

A law creating registration, licensure, insurance and age requirements to use some e-bikes, scooters, and other motor-driven personal vehicles was signed by the governor this week, as the number of deaths and serious injuries involving the vehicles have climbed across the state. State Sen. Darby Hills, R-Lake Zurich, w...

A U.S. taxpayer advocate says executive tariffs are hitting manufacturers and producers, leading to higher costs for Illinois families. Bryan Riley, director of the National Taxpayers Union's Free Trade Initiative, said tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump cost about $3,300 per household in Illinois, even though f...

(Chicago, IL) -- Governor Pritzker is naming Jim Montgomery to lead the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. His appointment will go into effect today and is pending state Senate approval. Montgomery previously served as Commissioner and Director of Administration and Finance of the Massachusetts Department of Con...

(Carbondale, IL) -- State and local leaders are celebrating the opening of the new Southern Illinois Multimodal Station in Carbondale. The 26-million-dollar facility puts Amtrak, Greyhound, FlixBus, JAX Mass Transit and four other regional transit providers under one roof. Officials say it connects multiple modes of tr...

.HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values of 100 to 105 expected, with morning low temperatures of 70 to 78 degrees, for several consecutive days. * WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest, and west central Illinois and central, east central, northeast, and southeas...

We will be sunny and mild today and tomorrow and then after that much hotter temperatures are on the way. Today we are looking at sunny skies with a high of 85. Then, mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 60. We will be in the upper 80's with increasing clouds on Saturday. Meanwhile, as we end August (and end ...