We will have one more cloudy and cool day today. We do have a slight chance of showers today but we'll otherwise see mostly cloudy skies for today with a high of 61. Then, there is a little bit bigger chance of showers for tonight with a low of 47. Meanwhile, sunshine and warmer temperatures are on the way for Tuesday...

For the first time in nearly two and a half decades, the City of Vandalia will have a new Mayor after tonight. The Vandalia City Council will hold their first meeting in May tonight at 6:30 pm. New Mayor Doug Knebel will be sworn into office to replace retiring Mayor Rick Gottman, who did not run for another term afte...

Nine law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty in Illinois have been memorialized and now are prompting calls for changes in the SAFE-T Act. One aspect of the controversial law involves electronic monitoring. Critics say a provision of the SAFE-T Act allows defendants two days a week to move freely and co...

A small business advocate says a paid leave proposal in the Illinois Senate would be a direct tax on workers and employers. State Senator Ram Villivalam proposed creating the Division of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Illinois Department of Labor. Noah Finley is the Illinois State Director for the National Fe...

(Macon, IL) -- One man is wounded following an officer involved shooting in Macon, Illinois. Authorities say Macon County deputies responded Saturday to a call about a person who had crashed into a vehicle and was acting suspiciously while armed with a machete in a P&V gas station parking lot. The suspect ran from ...

(Mattoon, IL) -- One person is dead and another is seriously hurt after a vehicle crashed into a nursing home in Mattoon. The incident happened Friday when a Nissan Pathfinder slammed into the Odd Fellow Rebekah Home and came to rest inside the north wall of the building. An 82-year-old resident died following the inci...

We will have a repeat of Saturday for our Sunday. Showers are likely for today with a high of 55. Winds out of the north will gust better than 20 miles per hour today. Then, scattered showers for tonight with a low of 47. Monday will be much the same before we warm up and get some sunshine on Tuesday.

A man who was a business owner, Lincoln Presenter and ambassador for Vandalia for many decades has been honored with a plaque in Lincoln Park. Abe Clymer was a business owner for better than 50 years in Vandalia. And, he was the community's Lincoln Presenter and an ambassador for the community throughout the country. ...

We are looking at a cool and wet day today. Showers are likely today and possibly a thunderstorm this afternoon as we'll see a high of 57. Then, showers and possibly a thunderstorm for tonight as well with a low of 45.

We have more rain in the forecast for today and tonight. Our weather forecast for today calls for a chance of showers this afternoon with a high of 68. Then, a chance of showers for tonight with a low of 50. Meanwhile, what was originally going to be a dry weekend will now see chances of rain in every daypart. Shower...

A Centralia man has been sentenced to time in prison in Fayette County Court. On Wednesday, 25 year old Michael T. Foutch of Centralia had his probation revoked and was sentenced by Judge Nathan Frisch to 2 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance.

With less than one month left before the deadline to approve a $55 billion Illinois state budget, taxpayers still haven't seen the finalized plan on how their money will be spent. May 31st is the deadline to pass a budget with simple majorities. Senate Appropriations Vice Chairman, State Senator Laura Murphy, said the...

The Illinois Senate has approved legislation which would allow farmers to destroy deer which impact crop yields. Senate Bill 710 provides expanded deer permitting for agricultural landowners. State Senator Patrick Joyce spoke on the Senate floor Thursday. Fowler said farmers in his district have lost tens of thousands ...

(Chatham, IL) -- State police are releasing more details about the investigation into the deadly crash this week at an after school camp in Chatham. ISP Director Brendan Kelly says some evidence has indicated the possibility of a medical emergency leading up to Monday's crash. A vehicle crashed into the YNOT After Scho...

(Chicago, IL) -- A federal judge is delaying the retrial of the former AT&T Illinois president accused of trying to bribe ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan until next year. The judge set a new trial date for Paul La Schiazza for January 22nd, 2026. The retrial was originally scheduled for June 3rd. The judg...