We will get a little chance to dry out today. We are looking at gradually clearing skies for today with a high of 65. Then, mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 47. Rain returns to the forecast on Thursday.

More storms rolled through the area over the weekend. Heavy rains came both early Saturday morning and again on Sunday night, along with strong winds and lightning with both storms. But, Fayette County did avoid some of the stronger storms at least on Sunday night. Early Saturday morning, the storms prompted a Severe T...

A reception to honor Vandalia Mayor Rick Gottman will be held today from 3 pm to 6 pm at Vandalia City Hall. Gottman served 8 years as a City of Vandalia Alderman and has served the past 24 years as Mayor of Vandalia. He is the longest serving Mayor in the City's history. The Vandalia City Council meets at 6:30 pm thi...

(Trilla, IL) -- Four Wisconsin people are dead following a plane crash in Trilla, Illinois. State police say the accident happened Saturday when a single engine plane went down three miles south of Mattoon in Coles County. The Coles County coroner identified the victims as Ross Nelson, Raimi Rundle, Courtney Morrow, an...

Severe Storms will spread east later on this evening and tonight. The National Weather Service in St. Louis says a line of strong to severe thunderstorms will threaten damaging wind and tornadoes, with a few instances of large hail. The area is under a Tornado Watch until 11 pm.

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Severe Weather looks to impact the area, probably tonight. For today we have a chance of showers thunderstorms with a high of 76. Winds from the East will gust better than 20 miles per hour during the day today. Then, showers and storms for tonight with a low of 54. Winds will be from the southwest tonight and gust ...

The rain--heavy at times--will continue today and tonight. And, severe storms are possible for Sunday. For today we are looking at showers and possibly a thunderstorm for today with a high of 61. Then, showers and storms for tonight with a low of 55. Meanwhile, we have the threat of severe storms on Easter Sunday. T...

The Easter Egg Hunt scheduled for Sonic in Vandalia today at 2 pm has been re-scheduled. It will now be held on Sunday, April 27th at 2 pm. The Vandalia Lions Club has canceled their Easter Egg Hunt which was scheduled for Today at Sonneman Park

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Clinton County in south central Illinois... Southern Fayette County in south central Illinois... Marion County in south central Illinois... * Until 300 AM CDT. * At 216 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along...

A reception to honor Vandalia Mayor Rick Gottman will be held on Monday from 3 pm to 6 pm at Vandalia City Hall. Gottman served 8 years as a City of Vandalia Alderman and has served the past 24 years as Mayor of Vandalia. He is the longest serving Mayor in the City's history.

Two children were injured in what is believed to have been an accidental shooting today in St. Elmo. St. Elmo Police Chief Jeremy Scruggs says they responded to a call of a 4 year old child being shot. Chief Scruggs says upon arriving on the scene they learned the father was said to be cleaning his gun and there was a...

We are looking at showers and storms for tonight with severe storms possible over the area. Our forecast for today say we'll see mostly cloudy skies and warm with a high of 79. Winds out of the south will gust better than 25 miles per hour today. Then, showers and storms for tonight with a low of 58. Winds will agai...

Nearly $10 million in road projects are either ongoing or soon to get underway in Fayette County. The Illinois Department of Transportation provided a full list of the projects. Some are already underway, a few others will start later this spring with some getting started this summer. Full Listing of Projects--- Proje...

There will be a Shriner's Hospital Screening Clinic held on Saturday at the Brownstown VFW. The screening clinic will be from 9 am to 11 am at Brownstown VFW Post 9770 at 520 East Oak Street in Brownstown. Screening clinic staff will assess for pediatric orthopedic conditions. To make an appointment or for any questi...