...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Kaskaskia River at Vandalia. * WHEN...Until Thursday afternoon. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 21.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage ...

We have a chance of rain back in the forecast for today. We have a chance of shower this afternoon with a high of 58. Winds out of the south will gust better than 25 miles per hour for today. Tonight we have a chance of showers and storms with a low of 43. It will be windy again tonight with winds from the south gust...

The Vandalia City Council had discussions at their meeting on Monday about adopting an ordinance in regards to meetings being available online. For the past few meetings, the City Council meeting has been available via Zoom. And, individuals who were watching via Zoom were given time to address the Council. During Mo...

The Vandalia City Council got a short update during Monday's meeting on personnel. City Clerk Carla Huhn says that 25 applications have come in for the opening in her office. Alderman Bob Bowen, who is the head of the Personnel Committee, says they are continuing to take applications for the open Economic Development ...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is strengthening its trade relationship with the United Kingdom. Governor Pritzker was joined by British officials yesterday at the Illinois State Capitol to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between Illinois and the United Kingdom. The MOU focuses on advancing manufacturing in the ene...

(Springfield, IL) -- The trial of the former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy charged in the killing of Sonya Massey last year is being moved to Peoria County. The decision was announced yesterday after Sean Grayson's lawyers filed a motion saying they don't believe he can get a fair trial in Sangamon County. Grayson i...

We will see more sunshine for today. After widespread frost this morning, we will then see sunny skies and a high of 48 for today. Then, increasing clouds for tonight with a low of 35. Meanwhile, showers and storms will return to the forecast on Wednesday evening.

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record. * WHERE...Kaskaskia River at Vandalia. * WHEN...Until Thursday morning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 24.9 feet. - Fore...

The Vandalia City Council approves using Tourism dollars for repairs to the Caboose on Johnson Street. During Monday's meeting, Mayor Rick Gottman told the City Council he and Alderman Bret Brosman had spoken about the needed work on the caboose. The $10,800 would breakdown as $4,000 for sandblasting, $3,600 for paint,...

There is a new poll question at www.vandaliaradio.com In the April 1st Consolidated Election, only 25% of the county's registered voters turned out to vote. Our poll question for the 75% of registered voters that did not turn out and why they didn't vote in the Election. The poll question located on the left side of t...

The purgatory Illinois gun rights groups say gun owners have been in with a case challenging the state's gun ban may be ending. Friday, plaintiffs asked the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to provide a briefing schedule for the case given it has been 4 months since the appeals court ordered the district judge's p...

The Illinois House has passed a bill which would allow medical providers in the state to continue prescribing abortion pills, even if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finds them to be unsafe. Members voted 67 to 39 in favor of state Rep. Dagmara Avelar's House Bill 3637. State Rep. Patrick Windhorst asked Avelar i...

(Rockford, IL) -- A federal judge is calling part of a state abortion law in Illinois unconstitutional. The Rockford federal judge ruled that a portion of the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act violates free speech for compelling anti-abortion medical professionals to provide information about abortion care t...

News Release Today from the U.S. District Attorney's Office--- EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Today in U.S. District Court within the Southern District of Illinois, a magistrate judge ordered a Vandalia man be held in custody without bail after he was charged with attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activi...

Fayette County Emergency Management is gathering information regarding property damage caused specifically by the recent severe storms and heavy rain occurring since April 1, 2025. If your property sustained damage, please report ONLY damage caused by the April storm system. For residents previously impacted by the Mar...