We will see rain throughout today and tonight around the area. Our forecast for the day calls for showers and possibly a thunderstorms during the day with a high of 57. Then, showers and possibly a thunderstorm for tonight with a low of 45. The National Weather Service in St. Louis says that rain is expected througho...

The City of Vandalia handed out their annual Small Business Awards at Monday's Vandalia City Council meeting. City of Vandalia Economic Development Director announced the winners on Monday evening. Stombaugh's Heating and Air was named the Small Business of the Year Peoples State Bank was named the Community Involvemen...

With Charter's Patio season set to get underway very soon, and Summer Fest coming not long from now, the City of Vandalia is working to make sure their permitting process for having alcohol at outdoor events matches up with their insurance carrier. During Monday's Vandalia City Council meeting, there was a fairly long ...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois childhood vaccination rates remain steady. Health officials say the School Vaccination Coverage Dashboard shows that coverage rates for all school-required childhood immunizations are similar to last year. All but one of those immunizations is above the state's 95-percent coverage goal. Th...

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Bond County in south central Illinois... Southern Fayette County in south central Illinois... Northern Marion County in south central Illinois... * Until 830 PM CDT. * At 710 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over...

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Fayette County in south central Illinois... * Until 745 PM CDT. * At 659 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles north of Van Burensburg, or 12 miles south of Nokomis, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph win...

We have more showers and storms on the way to the area. Our forecast for today calls for showers and thunderstorms today--but mainly late this afternoon and this evening--as we'll see a high of 77. Then, showers and thunderstorms for tonight with a low of 55. Meanwhile, we do have a chance of severe storms late tonigh...

There was a lot of talk about Tax Increment Finance Districts, or TIF, at this past week's Economic Development Commission meeting. It was the main and major topic of discussion during the meeting. After the meeting, City of Vandalia Economic Development Director Amber Daulbaugh said the city is short right now on ava...

A University of Chicago professor says the effects of high gas prices will ripple through the economy and change how people live. AAA ranked Illinois as the eighth most expensive gas market on Friday, with the average price of regular unleaded hitting $4.86 a gallon and diesel topping $5.60. Professor Steven Durlauf, D...

The chief judge of the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal says a proposal to eliminate the agency is a terrible idea. The General Assembly created the independent tribunal in 2013 with a purpose of increasing fairness in the tax system and resolving disputes between taxpayers and the Illinois Department of Revenue. Illi...

(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker will reduce his public schedule this week. He underwent a routine outpatient urology procedure on Friday. The governor will still conduct his office duties but will put a pause to public events while resting. The last health issue Pritzker had was in 2022 when he was diagn...

..BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust. * WHERE...Fayette IL, Montgomery IL, Greene IL, and Macoupin IL Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. PRECA...

We will have a day of sunshine before storms return tonight. We will see mostly sunny skies for today with a high of 68. Winds out of the southwest will gust up to 30 miles per hour during the day today. Then, showers and thunderstorms are likely for tonight with a low of 53.

In a series of cool days, today will be our coolest before we begin a warm up on Sunday. We will see partly sunny skies for today with a high of 58. Then, mostly clear skies with a low of 38 for tonight. We'll begin to warm up and get into the upper 60's on Sunday. Sunrise today was at 5:57 am and sunset will be at 7...

.FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Kaskaskia River at Vandalia. * WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Agricultural levee begins to be slightly overtopped. No residences are affected at this le...