We are looking at showers and storms for today and severe storms are possible for this afternoon. Our forecast for today calls for showers and thunderstorms with a high of 74. Winds out of the southwest will gust better than 20 miles per hour during the day today. Then, we'll see mostly cloudy skies for tonight with ...

Poll Question at www.vandaliaradio.com asked you what you believe needs the most improvement or what area needs the most attention for the City of Vandalia. You'll find the poll question on the left side of the web page at www.vandaliaradio.com

The Fayette County Health Department Monthly Parent Group will meeting tomorrow (Wednesday) evening from 5 pm to 6:30 pm at the Health Department. They will have a potato bar and you will also get a Mr. Potato Head to take home.

Legislation to address investment scams against seniors may be considered in the Illinois House after receiving heavy criticism in the state Senate. Senate Bill 1551 would allow financial advisors to delay investments if there is suspicion of financial exploitation. It would also expand mandated reporting requirements ...

(Manchester, NH) -- Governor Pritzker is defending his fiery speech in New Hampshire over the weekend. Pritzker responded to Republicans who accused him of inciting violence. During his speech Sunday night, the governor called "for mass protests, for mobilization, for disruption" against the Trump administ...

(Chatham, IL) -- Four female students are dead after a vehicle crashed into an after school camp in Chatham. State police say the incident happened yesterday at YNOT After School Camp on Breckenridge Road, where a vehicle drove into the east side of the building. The vehicle hit multiple people outside of the building ...

(Chicago, IL) -- US Senator Tammy Duckworth is backing Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton in her bid to replace retiring U.S. Senator Dick Durbin. The Hoffman Estates Democrat announced her endorsement for Stratton, calling her an effective Lieutenant Governor that cares for working people. Stratton announce...

It will be mostly sunny and warm today. We are looking at mostly sunny skies for today with a high of 82. Winds out of the south today will gust better than 25 miles per hour. Then, we will see mostly skies for tonight with a low of 67. Meanwhile, the potential for severe storms will be with us on Tuesday. The National...

Upgrades for Randolph Street in Vandalia will be coming soon. At this past Monday's meeting, Lee Beckman with Milano and Grunloh Engineering updated the Vandalia City Council on several projects. One of those projects is upgrades for Randolph Street. The low bidder for the project was Baxmeyer Construction with a bid o...

The City of Vandalia is seeing some applicants come in for their vacant Economic Development Director position. At this past Monday's Vandalia City Council meeting, Alderman and Personnel Committee Director Bob Bowen said they now have 6 applicants for the vacant position and they will be taking further applications un...

(Manchester, NH) -- Governor Pritzker is taking shots at his own party. During a speech last night in New Hampshire, Pritzker blasted what he called the "do-nothing" Democrats for ceding power to Republicans. The governor urged the Democratic party to fight against the Trump Administration, calling for mass p...

We have a chance of some rain this morning. We have a chance of showers--mainly this morning--with a high today of 65. Then, mostly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 52. Meanwhile, we are looking at a big warm up on Monday into the lower 80s before storms--potentially severe--return to the forecast early Tuesday ...

We will be cooler today. We are looking at partly sunny skies for today with a high of 64. Then, mostly cloudy skies are on the way for tonight with a low of 43.

The 2025 Illinois Governor's Volunteer Service Award winners included a Retired Senior Volunteer Program volunteer from Vandalia, IL. David Rickman was the recipient of the Outstanding AmeriCorps Senior award for Region 5 - Southern Illinois. Rickman was recognized for the time, energy, and heart he's given to those in...

We are looking at showers and storms for today. Our forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms being likely for today with a high of 76. Then, we have a chance of showers for tonight with a low of 50. Meanwhile, we are looking at a sunny weekend with a bit cooler temperatures. We'll see highs in the mid to upper 60...