Podcast #2 with Vandalia Mayor Doug Knebel and City Administrator LaTisha Paslay. We discuss infrastructure projects that are currently ongoing and others that will be coming up in the near future.

We will be sunny and warmer today. We could see an isolated shower today in the afternoon, but we will otherwise see sunny skies with a high of 82. Then, a chance of an isolated shower or storm tonight with a low of 67. Meanwhile, we have a threat of severe weather on both Thursday and Friday. The National Weather Se...

A Vandalia woman has been sentenced to prison time in Fayette County Court. 37 year old Veronica N. Stokes of Vandalia had her probation revoked and was sentenced to 3 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the offense of Aggravated Battery/Great Bodily Harm. Stokes was sentenced in Fayette County Court b...

The Fayette County Board has approved a new solar project. At their meeting on Tuesday night, the Fayette County Board approved a new solar project. Fayette County Board member Merrell Collins explains the details and the area of the project. Meanwhile, Collins says--despite rumors to the contrary--the interest in sol...

We hear more today on the Veteran's Assistance Commission, which will soon be in Fayette County. The Commission will be able to provide assistance and information to area veterans. Chairman Tom Lucken says so many Veterans are simply not aware of all the benefits they have. Lucken says they are currently looking for ...

House Republican members held a press conference in Springfield on Tuesday to discuss wasteful spending cuts and DOGE opportunities in Illinois. State Representative Blaine Wilhour says Illinois certainly has a spending problem. Wilhour added the state is spending more now than ever on education and the proficiencies a...

(Winnebago Co., IL) -- The West Nile Virus is present in Winnebago County. Health officials say a mosquito batch collected on May 9th in Rockford tested positive for the virus. It was the first mosquito pool to test positive for West Nile in Illinois this year. Last year, health officials reported that 72 counties...

We are looking at scattered showers and storms for today. We have a chance of showers and storms today--mainly this afternoon with otherwise mostly cloudy skies for today with a high of 76. Then, we could see some isolated showers and storms tonight with a low of 59. Meanwhile, warmer temperatures are on the way for t...

An American Red Cross Blood Drive is being held today in Vandalia. The blood drive is going on today from 11 am to 5 pm at the Vandalia Moose Lodge at 328 South 3rd Street in Vandalia. It is sponsored by the Vandalia Rotary Club.

The Veteran's Assistance Commission will be coming soon to Fayette County. After being recognized recently by the Fayette County Board, work is now underway to get the commission up and rolling in Fayette County. Tom Lucken serves as the Chairman and says they are looking to find a Superintendent for the program and a...

The smell of raw cannabis may soon no longer be grounds for a vehicle search in Illinois with legislation advancing at the Statehouse. Senate Bill 42 passed the Senate last month. In a House committee on Friday, State Representative Curtis Tarver explained separate cases recently decided by the Illinois Supreme Court ...

(Mattoon, IL) -- A second woman is dead following a crash at a nursing home in Mattoon earlier this month. The Champaign County Coroner has confirmed that 86-year-old Carol Wilson died at the hospital over the weekend. Wilson and 82-year-old Sharon Harpster were killed after a vehicle crashed into the Odd Fellow-Rebeka...

(Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois Department of Transportation is asking the public to provide feedback on the state's transportation system. The annual Traveler Opinion Survey is available online through May 30th. The survey is an opportunity for people who live in Illinois to provide feedback on a wide range of topic...

We are looking at showers and thunderstorms for today and tonight. We will see showers and storms today with a high of 73. And, then a chance of showers and storms for tonight with a low of 59. Meanwhile, we are looking at warmer temperatures this week, getting up into the upper 80s on Thursday.

Road construction project on Randolph Street in Vandalia is being delayed. Vandalia City Administrator LaTisha Paslay says the project is being delayed due to the contractor still awaiting materials for the project. The digital signs will go back up one week prior to the start. The project location will be on Randolph...