Strong to severe storms rolled through the area on Sunday afternoon in two separate waves, bringing mostly heavy rains to the area. Round #1 brought a storm that prompted a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for all of Fayette County during the 12 pm hour. This round brought strong winds, heavy rains and some small hail into...

We are looking at cooler temperatures for today. We will see cloudy skies for today with a high of 52. Winds out of the northwest will gust better than 20 miles per hour today. Then, mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 33. Meanwhile, there is a threat of severe weather for Tuesday night through Wednesday nig...

Governor J.B. Pritzker's trade mission to Mexico includes a delegation of more than 70 people. A statement from the governor's office said the trip is aimed at deepening economic ties and fostering greater cooperation. The delegation includes people from the private and public sectors, including five Democratic state l...

(Pana, IL) -- Police are investigating an incident involving multiple students at Pana High School. Video surfaced online that appears to show students holding up another student to put their head in a toilet. Authorities collected information and evidence over the weekend. Once the investigation is complete, police wi...

(Springfield, IL) -- An online auction is underway for unclaimed property in Illinois. Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs says the auction will run through April 6th. Items being auctioned include an 18-karat yellow gold chain link bracelet, and a baseball card with a piece of Joe DiMaggio's bat. TR) Colin McInt...

The Tornado Watch for Fayette County has been canceled. The watch was originally issued at noon and was until 7 pm. They then extended the watch until 11 pm. But, it has now been canceled. We do still have a chance of showers and storms tonight.

TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 72 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 230 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025 TORNADO WATCH 72 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ILC003-005-027-047-051-055-059-065-069-077-081-087-121-127-135- 145-151-153-157-165-181-185-189-191-193-199-310400- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0072.25...

Severe Thunderstorm Warning ILC005-027-051-121-135-189-301800- /O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0040.250330T1717Z-250330T1800Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service St Louis MO 1217 PM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025 The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Severe Thunderstor...

TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 70 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 100 PM EDT SUN MAR 30 2025 TORNADO WATCH 70 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ILC005-019-021-023-025-027-029-033-035-041-045-047-049-051-055- 059-065-077-079-081-101-115-121-135-139-145-147-157-159-165-173- 183-185-189-...

Severe thunderstorms will hit the area this afternoon and this evening. Our weather forecast for today calls for rain and thunderstorms with a high of 72. The National Weather Service in St. Louis says severe thunderstorms are expected in parts of eastern Missouri and southwest/south central Illinois this afternoon and...

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 ...