Information from the City of Vandalia Water Treatment Plant and Superintendent Andy Gelsinger--- The City of Vandalia Water Treatment Plant will temporarily convert the disinfectant used in the distribution system from chloramine to free chlorine. The conversion will begin on 5/16/25 and continue through 6/16/25. Once ...

Severe storms are set to hit the area this afternoon. Our forecast for today calls for showers and thunderstorms are likely with a high of 85. Winds from the south will gust better than 30 miles per hour today. Then, we have a chance of showers and storms for tonight with a low of 56. In their latest weather briefing...

(Bloomington, IL) -- Damage is being reported after storms swept through Central Illinois. Following last night's severe weather, the National Weather Service reported heavy damage across the region, including in Petersburg, Cerro Gordo, and Logan County. High winds blew over two-semi trucks on I-155. Golf ball size ha...

Republican state senators are calling for the removal of the acting director of the Illinois Department of Corrections. The Illinois Senate Executive Appointments Committee met Thursday and advanced the appointment of DOC acting director Latoya Hughes to the full Senate. State Senator Jason Plummer asked Hughes if the ...

Illinois House Republicans say Democrats are planning major tax increases. State Representative Ryan Spain said a new tax on services is being floated to bail out public transportation. Spain said the sales-tax expansion would affect car washes and rentals, repair services, landscaping, streaming services and more. Dem...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers are sending two measures related to the shooting death of Sonya Massey last year to Governor Pritzker's desk. The state House approved a bill that would ban law enforcement agencies from hiring officers unless they authorize previous police departments they worked for to make the...

The National Weather Service in St. Louis is updating the latest on severe weather for the area Friday. The NWS says thunderstorms will develop along and southeast of I-44 in Missouri and I-70 in Illinois Friday afternoon and continue into Friday evening. Several thunderstorms are expected to become severe and will be ...

We are looking at partly sunny, windy and warmer conditions during the day today. We'll see partly sunny skies with a high of 89. Winds from the southeast will gust better than 20 miles per hour today. Meanwhile, we have a threat of severe weather tonight. Our forecast calls for scattered showers and storms for tonig...

Despite talk to the contrary, interest in solar and wind farm projects for the area remains strong. Fayette County Board member Merrill Collins says there is still a lot of interest in such projects. The Fayette County Board approved a solar farm project at Tuesday's meeting, that Collins will be about 200 acres south ...

A Fayette County Sheriff's Deputy was presented with a Life Saving Award during Tuesday's Fayette County Board meeting. Fayette County Sheriff Ronnie Stevens told the story of the event and also showed the board the body cam footage from the event. Sheriff Stevens says that on April 24th at 4:30 pm there was a call to...

State Representative Blaine Wilhour addressed the crowd during Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day in Springfield. IGOLD has become the largest demonstration of citizens promoting gun owners' rights in the United States. After a downtown rally, the group marched to the Capitol Building for a second rally in front of the Linc...

(Springfield, IL) -- Lawyers for the former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy charged in the killing of Sonya Massey last year are asking the Illinois Supreme Court to release him from custody as he awaits trial. Sean Grayson's defense argued for his release yesterday before the state's high court. They claim Grayson wo...

While there is a threat of severe weather on Thursday, the bigger threat of severe weather for the area is on Friday. The National Weather Service in St. Louis says severe thunderstorms are expected to develop largely along and south of I-44 (MO) and I-70 (IL) during the afternoon and evening on Friday. The main hazard...

May 13, 2025 TO: Local & Regional Media FOR RELEASE: Immediately CONTACT: Christian DiBerardino, FNB Community Bank, 618-283-5229 RE: Schwarm elected chair of bank boards; directors re-elected; employees promoted Ann M. Schwarm was elected chairman of the board of directors of the FNB Community Bank and chairman of...

Podcast #2 with Vandalia Mayor Doug Knebel and City Administrator LaTisha Paslay. We discuss infrastructure projects that are currently ongoing and others that will be coming up in the near future.