We will see sunshine and windy conditions today. We are looking at sunny skies for today with a high of 59. Winds from the northwest will gust about 30 miles per hour today. Then, clear skies and cold tonight with a low of 36. Winds from the northwest will gust about 20 miles per hour tonight. Meanwhile, after more ...

The Vandalia City Council at a special meeting on Monday evening approved two development agreements---one of which was originally approved in the fall of 2024. Back in September of last year, the Vandalia City Council approved a 1% sales tax override to be paid to Developer Mike Wehrle on property on Veteran's Avenue ...

The Vandalia School Board on Monday approved the hiring of an additional Health Occupation/CNA Instructor to address growing interest and applicants for the program. Vandalia Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Garrison spoke during her report as part of the monthly meeting explaining that OKAW Vocational Program this year has...

(Shelby Co., IL) -- A Shelby County man is accused of threatening to shoot students and teachers. The Shelby County Sheriff's Office was contacted Saturday by the FBI about receiving a tip about a TikTok threat of shooting students and teachers at a school. The threat was generated from the Lakewood area in Shelby Coun...

(Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois Department of Public Health is unveiling its updated Illinois School Vaccination Coverage Dashboard. The updated dashboard includes data from the current 2024-25 school year. Officials say the interactive platform provides valuable insight into statewide, county, and school district va...

We could see a passing shower today. We do have a chance of light rain and showers today, but we will otherwise see mostly cloudy skies for today with a high of 67. Winds from the west will gust better than 20 miles per hour today. Then, a chance of light rain for today with a low of 42. Winds from the west will gus...

There are some issues with the elevator at the Fayette County Courthouse that could be costly and could take months to repair. At Thursday's Fayette County Board Meeting, Board member and Public Building Commission Chair Mack Payne said that Fayette County Sheriff Ronnie Stevens had informed him of issues with the elev...

Fayette County voters rejected a 1% sales tax earlier this month that would have been used to pay for a new Courthouse and Jail. And, the Fayette County Board Chairman says they may end up voting on it again. Board Chairman Jacob Harris says the matter could come back up again in 2027. Voters in Fayette County reject...

The Illinois House of Representatives has passed legislation that involves the usage of plastic foodware. The measure provides that a third party food delivery platform or third party online ordering platform must allow consumers to request single use foodware when ordering food or beverages from a restaurant through ...

We will see a warm up today. We will see mostly sunny skies today with a high of 71. Winds out of the south will gust better than 35 miles per hour today. Then, we'll see mostly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 56.

It'll be a sunny weekend with the temperature bumping up on Sunday. We are looking at sunny skies for today with a high of 60. Then, partly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 45. Meanwhile, Sunday will see a further warm up as we'll see sunny skies with a high of 71. Winds out of the south on Sunday will gust bet...

Fayette County Coroner David Harris is providing further information in regards to the fatal traffic crash on Interstate 57 early Friday morning. The resident who was killed in the accident was 32 year old Cody J. Becker of Lakeland, Tennessee. Coroner Harris says Becker was killed when his vehicle ran into the back ...

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Illinois. * WHEN...From 3 AM to 8 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be...

The Illinois State Police has released more information on the fatal accident that occurred this morning on Interstate 57 in Fayette County. Illinois State Police reports say the accident happened at about 1:25 this morning on Interstate 57 at milepost 139 near Farina. State Police say they responded to a two vehicle ...

We should be in for a few dry and mild days ahead. For today we could see some light rain this morning, but we'll otherwise see partly sunny skies with a high of 55. Tonight we'll see mostly clear skies with a low of 34 and there could be some areas of frost early Saturday morning. Meanwhile, the weekend looks good. ...