We could see a passing shower today. We do have a chance of light rain and showers today, but we will otherwise see mostly cloudy skies for today with a high of 67. Winds from the west will gust better than 20 miles per hour today. Then, a chance of light rain for today with a low of 42. Winds from the west will gus...

There are some issues with the elevator at the Fayette County Courthouse that could be costly and could take months to repair. At Thursday's Fayette County Board Meeting, Board member and Public Building Commission Chair Mack Payne said that Fayette County Sheriff Ronnie Stevens had informed him of issues with the elev...

Fayette County voters rejected a 1% sales tax earlier this month that would have been used to pay for a new Courthouse and Jail. And, the Fayette County Board Chairman says they may end up voting on it again. Board Chairman Jacob Harris says the matter could come back up again in 2027. Voters in Fayette County reject...

The Illinois House of Representatives has passed legislation that involves the usage of plastic foodware. The measure provides that a third party food delivery platform or third party online ordering platform must allow consumers to request single use foodware when ordering food or beverages from a restaurant through ...

We will see a warm up today. We will see mostly sunny skies today with a high of 71. Winds out of the south will gust better than 35 miles per hour today. Then, we'll see mostly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 56.

It'll be a sunny weekend with the temperature bumping up on Sunday. We are looking at sunny skies for today with a high of 60. Then, partly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 45. Meanwhile, Sunday will see a further warm up as we'll see sunny skies with a high of 71. Winds out of the south on Sunday will gust bet...

Fayette County Coroner David Harris is providing further information in regards to the fatal traffic crash on Interstate 57 early Friday morning. The resident who was killed in the accident was 32 year old Cody J. Becker of Lakeland, Tennessee. Coroner Harris says Becker was killed when his vehicle ran into the back ...

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Illinois. * WHEN...From 3 AM to 8 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be...

The Illinois State Police has released more information on the fatal accident that occurred this morning on Interstate 57 in Fayette County. Illinois State Police reports say the accident happened at about 1:25 this morning on Interstate 57 at milepost 139 near Farina. State Police say they responded to a two vehicle ...

We should be in for a few dry and mild days ahead. For today we could see some light rain this morning, but we'll otherwise see partly sunny skies with a high of 55. Tonight we'll see mostly clear skies with a low of 34 and there could be some areas of frost early Saturday morning. Meanwhile, the weekend looks good. ...

The Fayette County Board took care of several business issues during a brief monthly meeting on Thursday. The approved the funding of an additional fully equipped squad car at a cost of $59,768. Fayette County Board Chairman Jacob Harris says the funds for the squad car will come from opioid settlement money. And, th...

Fayette County Board member and City of Vandalia Mayor-Elect Doug Knebel addressed the board at the end of his final meeting on Thursday. Knebel has served on the Fayette County Board for the past 4 years. And, Thursday was his last meeting as he will be sworn in as Mayor of Vandalia on May 5th. At the end of the mee...

Illinois is one of just 12 states that still has an estate tax, and some are calling for reforms. The estate tax is imposed on decedent's estate, like a family farm, before distribution to heirs. As a result, beneficiaries typically sell off parts of the farm or incur tremendous debt to pay the tax. During Ag Day ev...

(Chicago, IL) -- Governor Pritzker is still deciding whether he will appear before Congress over the state's immigration policies. The Republican chair of the House Oversight Committee Chair requested that Pritzker, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and New York Governor Kathy Hochul testify before the committee on their san...

Fayette County Sheriff Ronnie Stevens reports that deputies are on the scene of several accidents this morning on Interstate 57 at the 139 and 140 mile markers in the south bound lanes. Sheriff Stevens says traffic is being diverted at the Edgewood exit. The Sheriff adds that the Illinois State Police and the Coroner...