We will be colder and windy today. We have a chance of a passing rain or snow shower this morning, but we'll eventually see clearing skies with a high of 47. Winds out of the northwest will gust up to 40 miles per hour today. Then, we'll see mostly clear skies and cold tonight with a low of 30. Meanwhile, the area ha...

A 25 year old Sims, Illinois man has been charged with multiple drug-related Felonies in Fayette County Court. Lake A. Bittles is facing a charge of Controlled Substance Trafficking, which is a Class 1 Felony. Information on the charge states the defendant allegedly brought 1.5 grams of fentanyl into the state. Bittl...

We hear more today from two of the candidates for Vandalia School Board. Therese Tate is running for re-election. She gives her thoughts on the "Forging Our Future" project. Tate and Satterthwaite are joined by John Campbell and Joe Lawson as the 4 incumbents running for another term. They are challenged by...

The Farmer's Share Breakfast is set for Friday morning at the Fayette County Farm Bureau office. The breakfast will be from 7 am to 9 am at the office at 1125 Sunset Drive in Vandalia and is sponsored by the Fayette County Farm Bureau Women's Committee. The breakfast will include biscuits and gravy, eggs, sausage and ...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers are moving forward with a controversial bill that would place regulations on homeschooling in the state. Hundreds of opponents to the measure rallied at the State Capitol building yesterday as the bill was approved by the House Education Policy Committee. Under the legislation, f...

(Urbana, IL) -- Governor Pritzker is traveling the state for the "Standing Up for Illinois Tour." The governor kicked off the tour yesterday in Urbana with a roundtable discussion on how the Trump administration's agenda is hurting Illinoisans. The event emphasized the need for responsible leadership that sup...

(Springfield, IL) -- Major upgrades are coming to Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site in Menard County. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Capital Development Board announced eight-million-dollars for improvements to the popular recreated log village where young Abraham Lincoln lived from...

Here is the latest information from the National Weather Service in St. Louis on a severe weather threat for this afternoon---- Severe Weather Potential: The threat for damaging wind gusts, small hail, and a tornado or two from thunderstorms is conditional on storms developing in our area. While most indications are th...

TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 57 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1215 PM CDT WED MAR 19 2025 TORNADO WATCH 57 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ILC005-011-019-021-023-025-027-029-033-035-039-041-045-049-051- 053-057-063-073-075-079-091-093-095-099-101-105-107-113-115-121- 123-125-129...

..RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN MISSOURI AND WESTERN ILLINOIS... * AFFECTED AREA...In Illinois, Fire Weather Zones 058, 059, 060, 064, 065, 069, 070, 074, 079, 095, 096, 097, 098, 099, 100, 101 and 102. In Missouri, Fire W...

It will be a wild weather day today. We have a chance of scattered showers and storms this afternoon with a high of 72. Winds from the south will gust up to 49 miles per hour. Then, a chance of rain tonight with a low of 34. Winds will shift to the northwest at better than 40 miles per hour. The National Weather Ser...

It is confirmed, a tornado did touch down in Fayette County in the severe storms that rolled through on Friday night. Fayette County Emergency Management Agency Director Rachel Denning and the National Weather Service surveyed damage in Fayette County on Tuesday and have confirmed the county did see a tornado. Denning...

An 18 year old, who was charged a little over a year ago in the shooting death of a 14 year old in St. Peter has been sentenced in Fayette County Court to 12 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. In Fayette County Court this past week, a negotiated plea was presented where Kaden A. Phillips pleaded guilty to...

We continue to hear today from two candidates for Vandalia School Board. Therese Tate is running for another term on the Vandalia School Board. She talks about some areas she thinks the district needs to improve. Tate and Satterthwaite are joined by Joe Lawson and John Campbell as incumbents that are running for anoth...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers are considering a plan that would create a task force on ADA requirements for prisons in the state. The task force would study number of inmates in correctional facilities who have sight, hearing and mobility issues and create the best accommodations for them. They would submit r...