We are looking at a rocky weather weekend for the area. Today we will see rain with a high of 66. Winds out of the south will gust better than 20 miles per hour today. then, the chances of rain ending tonight with a low of 60. Winds from the south will gust better than 20 miles per hour tonight. Sunday has a chance ...

Fayette County is dealing with some power outages today. Power outages were reported on the north end of Vandalia on 8th street and the stoplights at 8th & Veterans Avenue. Also, Ameren lists 893 outages south of Bluff City. Those outages were reportedly from a power failure and have been out since before 3 pm. ...

We will be much warmer today. We will see mostly sunny skies for today with a high of 80. Winds from the southwest will gust better than 35 miles per hour for today. Then, mostly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 60. Meanwhile, the unstable weather pattern will continue this weekend. We are looking at rain on S...

A small but inquisitive crowd turned out for a Town Hall-style meeting in regards to the proposed new Fayette County Courthouse and Jail that voters will be making a decision on during the April 1st Election. The meeting was held to allow individuals to come and ask questions they may have before voting on the issue ne...

We have our final two questions for the two candidates running for Vandalia Mayor in the April 1st Consolidated Election. Throughout this series, both candidates have been asked the exact same questions. Bobby Pate, Junior is one of the candidates for Vandalia Mayor. In the past, there has been discussion of the City ...

Federal immigration officials would have a hurdle from going into schools to enforce the law with a bill advancing at the Illinois Statehouse. Earlier this month in a House committee, State Representative Blaine Wilhour asked how House Bill 3247 would impact the ability for ICE to enter a school to serve a detention or...

(Chicago, IL) -- The so-called "ComEd Four" are set to be sentenced this summer. A federal judge didn't set specific dates, but announced yesterday that Anne Pramaggiore, Michael McClain, John Hooker, and Jay Doherty will learn their fate in July. All four were found guilty in 2023 of conspiring to influence ...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' unemployment rate is down slightly. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state's jobless rate fell point-one percentage points to four-point-eight-percent in February. Non-farm payroll jobs were dropped by 65-hundred. TR) Colin McIntyre/jb Copyright © 2025 TTWN Med...

We are looking at rain throughout the day today. Today showers are likely with a high of 59. Winds from the southeast will gust better than 20 miles per hour today. Then, showers and storms are likely for tonight with a low of 52 and winds from the south will gust better than 20 miles per hour. There is a threat of s...

We hear the answer to some new questions to the two individuals running for Mayor of Vandalia in Tuesday's election. Bobby Pate, Junior talks about his first 100 days in office, if elected Vandalia Mayor. Knebel and Pate, Junior will face off against one another in Tuesday's election to decide the next Mayor of the Cit...

We hear for the final day today from Vandalia School Board member John Campbell, who along with three other board members is running for re-election on Tuesday in a contested race. Campbell was asked about things he would like to accomplish over the next four years if he is re-elected. Campbell joins with fellow board...

A Republican Illinois State Legislator says being cut off during a point of person privilege is evidence of the Democratic party's stranglehold on public discourse. Early in the House session on Tuesday in Springfield, Democratic State Representative Hoan Huynh stood up to criticize the Trump administration's end to di...

Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation to support the craft distillery industry, but several lobbying groups are against it. State Senator Celina Villanueva said at a Liquor Control Committee hearing Tuesday that Senate Bill 1618 would enable direct-to-consumer shipping and modernize outdated regulations that p...

(Springfield, IL) -- The Trump administration is making cuts to funding for the State of Illinois. State officials say the White House is slashing 153-million-dollars in federal grant funding to Illinois programs for mental health services, substance abuse treatment and infectious disease prevention. That includes 125-...

We will get one more dry day today. We are looking at mostly sunny skies for today with a high of 60. Then, increase clouds for tonight with a low of 44. Meanwhile, rain is in the forecast on Thursday with thunderstorms also possible in the afternoon and evening with a high of 62 on Thursday. The National Weather Ser...