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Increasing Clouds and Chilly today---Hard Freeze again tonight
We will not fell very "spring-like" today. We will see increasing clouds today with a high of just 40. Winds will be there but not as strong as yesterday--out of the northwest at 9 to 15 miles per hour. Then, we will see below freezing temperatures again tonight with a low of 28.
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Two Accidents shut down traffic on I-70 on Saturday in Bond County
Two accidents had traffic shut down for a time Saturday afternoon on Interstate 70 near Greenville. State police responded to a two-vehicle crash involving a truck tractor semitrailer and a Chevrolet Equinox on eastbound I-70 near exit 41 Saturday at 4:30 PM. One person was pronounced deceased at the scene. No other in...
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VJHS Holds Book Signing for Student's Published Book "A Siren's Destiny: Dark Tide"
Vandalia Jr. High School hosted a book signing on Friday afternoon, celebrating the publishing of the book "A Siren's Destiny: Dark Tide" by VJHS student Amalia Weihrauch. During the event, books were available for purchase and for Weihrauch to sign. And, Weihrauch explains a little about the book's plot. As ...
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Brownstown FFA's Seabaugh Named District FFA Proficiency Winner in Agriscience Research- Plant Systems
The Brownstown FFA has released the following information: Brownstown's Lexi Seabaugh was selected as the District FFA Proficiency Winner in Agriscience Research- Plant Systems. Lexi is a member of the Brownstown FFA Chapter of the Illinois Association FFA. Illinois FFA recognizes students in forty-eight different area...
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Increased spending, growing demands, fund transfers part of Illinois' budget process
After Tuesday's primaries, Illinois legislators return to Springfield to continue crafting a plan to spend tens of billions of tax dollars. The total budget could be $123.2 billion with most coming from federal taxpayer funds. Gov. J.B. Pritzker looks to spend $52.7 billion of state taxpayer money for the next fiscal y...
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Latest census data shows over 80% of Illinois counties losing population
The exodus from Illinois continues. A new report by the Illinois Policy Institute shows Illinois suffered population loss among all eight Illinois-based metro areas and 87 of Illinois' 102 counties from July 2022 to July 2023. Bryce Hill is the director of Fiscal and Economic Research for IPI. Cook County experienced t...
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Voter Turnout Low for Primary
(Springfield, IL) -- Analysts say voter turnout so far for tomorrow's primary in Illinois is significantly low, especially for a general election year. Typically, voter turnout is low in a primary year but not in a year when the presidential election is held. One Northwestern University analyst -- Political Communicati...
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Gov. Pritzker Announces Plans to Rebuild Two IL Prisons
(Springfield, IL) -- Governor J.B. Pritzker has announced plans to rebuild two state prisons -- the Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln and the Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill. The Stateville prison opened almost a century ago and the Logan center opened in 1978. The plans are included in the governor's 2...
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Increasing Clouds, Windy & Mild today
We will see increasing clouds and mild temperatures for today. We are looking at increasing clouds for today with a high of 66. Winds out of the west will gust better than 25 miles per hour today. Tonight we'll see partly cloudy skies with a low of 36. Winds from the northwest tonight will gust better than 25 miles ...
Mar 16, 2024
Cooler Temps for Today---Even cooler weather coming in a few days
We will be quite a bit cooler today and even cooler weather is on the way in just a few days. We are looking at gradually clearing skies for today with a high of 59. North winds will gust during the day today at better than 20 miles per hour. Tonight we'll see mostly clear skies with a low of 39. As for the weekend, ...
Mar 15, 2024
Strong to Severe Storms roll through area on Thursday afternoon/evening
Strong and severe storms rolled through the area on Thursday afternoon and evening. The storms led to multiple Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Fayette County and also prompted a Tornado Warning in southeastern Fayette County. Once the storms arrived in Fayette County, the cell "split" and sent severe weather...
Mar 15, 2024
Poll Question at VandaliaRadio.com asks your opinion on Gaming Parlors
Our current poll question at www.vandaliaradio.com asks your opinion on the City of Vandalia potentially adding more gaming parlors. At their March 4th meeting, the City of Vandalia approved a Liquor License for a Gaming Parlor. And, the Vandalia City Council will likely act on another such request at their meeting on...
Mar 15, 2024
Clean fuel mandates will increase Illinois gas prices, opponents say
So-called clean fuel mandates being proposed in Springfield will increase the price of gas in Illinois. So says a gas station consumer group. Democratic State Senator Dave Koehler's bill would assign state-mandated deficits to gasoline, which for consumers means they will pay more at the pump. Josh Sharp is the CEO of...
Mar 15, 2024
Deadline approaching to challenge Illinois broadband map
The deadline to challenge the configuration of Illinois' broadband map is March 18. Officials say it is an important process to verify the accuracy of the state's availability map so funds will be distributed to areas that need improved broadband. State Representative Ryan Spain is the co-chair of the Joint Committee o...
Mar 15, 2024
Senate Bills Seeks to Verify Age of Internet Pornographic Site Users
(Springfield, IL) -- A bill in the state Senate would require pornographic sites to verify their users' ages. SB-2590 would make companies that own the websites to adopt age verification technology to prevent anyone under 18 from accessing content. If the bill becomes law, alleged violations could be prosecuted by the ...
Mar 15, 2024
Two Measures Would Provide Free Lunches, Breakfasts for School Kids
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers are looking at two bills that would provide students free school breakfast and lunches. One would make sure all K-12 schools could get the free meals and be reimbursed by the state for costs. The other bill would give schools up to 75-hundred dollars to create "breakfast aft...
Mar 15, 2024
Part of Illinois to See 2 Simultaneous Groups of Cicadas
(Springfield, IL) -- This summer, millions of cicadas will emerge simultaneously across the United States. They are part of a group called Brood XIX, four species that appear every 13 years in the Southeast. Another group, Brood XIII, is made of three species that appear every 17 years in northern Illinois. Researchers...
Mar 15, 2024
Tornado Warning for SE Fayette Co & NE Marion Co until 7:15 pm
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northeastern Marion County in south central Illinois... Southeastern Fayette County in south central Illinois... * Until 715 PM CDT. * At 647 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Kinmundy, moving east...
Mar 14, 2024
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northern Fayette Co & SE Montgomery Co until 7 pm
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Fayette County in south central Illinois... Southeastern Montgomery County in south central Illinois... * Until 700 PM CDT. * At 608 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Witt, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Pi...
Mar 14, 2024
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southwest Fayette Co & Bond Co until 6:45 pm
Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service St Louis MO 554 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024 The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Bond County in south central Illinois... Southwestern Fayette County in south central Illinois... * Until 645 PM CDT. * At 554 PM CDT, a ...
Mar 14, 2024