We will see a very windy day around the area today. We will start off with mostly cloudy skies this morning, but they will eventually clear for us today and we'll see a high of just 41. Winds from the west will gust better than 35 miles per hour today. Tonight we'll see increasing clouds and the winds will die down a...

It was later than originally expected, but severe storms did make their way through the area. Originally, we were expecting severe storms to hit in the early afternoon hours. But, that round of storms did not form until just to our east--as Effingham County and areas to their east were under severe storm warnings earl...

Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Darren Bailey's fourth day of his 7 day bus tour around the state brought him to Vandalia Thursday morning. Bailey and running mate Aaron Del Mar answered questions from those on hand about the upcoming Primary Election. Bailey said that he has been happy with the turnouts on their st...

(Hammond, IN) -- Speculation that the Bears may be moving to Indiana is heating up. Indiana lawmakers advanced legislation that would create a stadium finance authority to help the team build a stadium in Hammond, Indiana. The Bears released a statement calling the passage of the bill the most meaningful step forward i...

(Chicago, IL) -- Governor Pritzker is "very disappointed" in the Bears for their response to Indiana's efforts to lure the team out of Illinois. After Indiana lawmakers advanced legislation that would help the team build a stadium in Hammond, Indiana yesterday, the team released a statement calling the bill's...

...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY... At 549 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 8 miles south of Brownstown, or 11 miles southeast of Vandalia, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicat...

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southern Fayette County in south central Illinois... * Until 630 PM CST. * At 540 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Shobonier, or 9 miles south of Vandalia, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Tornado ...

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FOR SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY... At 533 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Shobonier, or 7 miles south of Vandalia, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People...

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Bond County in south central Illinois... Southwestern Fayette County in south central Illinois... * Until 600 PM CST. * At 515 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tamalco, or 6 miles southeast of Greenvill...

From Fayette County EMA Director Ryan Scott--- Due to technical issues the Warning Sirens for the City of St. Elmo are not functioning properly. In the event the National Weather Service issues a Tornado Warning Fayette County EMA along with St. Elmo Police Department will patrol the streets and announce over the PA to...

Severe storms are still on track to the area this afternoon and we have now been upgraded and are in the Enhanced Risk area for severe storms. The National Weather Service in St. Louis says thunderstorms have already begun developing over sections of eastern Missouri this morning. The main threat with morning thunderst...

Severe Storms will hit the area today. We start off the day with the unseasonably warm temperatures that help lead to the severe weather as we'll see a high of 65 today with winds gusting out of the south at better than 20 miles per hour. Then, storms will hit the area in the afternoon today and bring severe weather t...

As far as information and potential fixes go for the siltation issues for Vandalia Lake, it has been a little bit of "analysis paralysis" for the City of Vandalia. Over the past several months, the City of Vandalia has been presented with multiple potential solutions for getting the siltation out of the lake ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has proposed his state budget for fiscal year 2027. The governor delivered his State of the State and budget address at the Illinois Capitol on Wednesday. Pritzker proposed a social media platform fee he said would generate $200 million per year to support K-12 education. The governor propos...

State Senator Jason Plummer says what Governor J.B. Pritzker delivered on Wednesday was campaign grandstanding, not leadership. He also adds they are not real solutions, but just a recycled set of talking points and cherry-picked, inflammatory claims that do nothing to relieve the pressure on Illinois families or to h...