It will be sunny, windy & warm today. We are looking at sunny skies for today with a high of 68. Winds from the southwest will gust better than 20 miles per hour today. Then, we'll see mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 37. Meanwhile, with today's conditions our area is under an Elevated Fire Danger for...

There are a lot of alternative vehicles on the roadways these days and it is tough for everyone to keep in front of the current laws on what is allowed, what is not and what really hasn't been defined at this time. Vandalia Police Chief Jeff Ray was our guest this week for our podcast "Talking about Vandalia,"...

(Springfield, IL) -- The new stadium saga continues for the Bears. Illinois's House Public Finance Committee advanced a bill yesterday that would freeze property taxes for mega projects like a Bears stadium in Arlington Heights. However, the House of Representatives didn't vote on the measure and won't meet again in Sp...

An Illinois House committee has advanced a megaproject bill about a Chicago Bears stadium project, but several legislators and an advocacy group warn the bill could lead to a meteoric rise in property tax bills. State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, said House Bill 910 authorizes a megaproject assessment freeze and allows...

(Springfield, IL) -- Chicago leaders are still working to keep the Bears in Chicago. The city's acting CFO Steve Mahr testified yesterday during a House committee meeting in Springfield about the bill related to the stadium project. Mahr expressed desire to convince the team to build a stadium on the Museum Campus, say...

(Sangamon Co., IL) -- The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office is still investigating the 1987 disappearance of Brenda Bottoms from Auburn. Authorities say Brenda was 22-years-old when she was last seen June 28th, 1987 in the 200 block of North 5th Street. Witnesses reported that she voluntarily got into a brown vehicle an...

It is going to be a bit of a rollercoaster with the weather over the next few days. Today we are looking at sunny skies with a high of 52. Then, clear skies for tonight with a low of 34. Meanwhile, we will warm up quite a bit on Friday with sunny skies and a high of 67. And, also mostly sunny skies and a high of 59 o...

It seems there are a lot of alternative vehicles on the roadways these days. Vandalia Police Chief Jeff Ray was our guest this week on our weekly podcast "Talking about Vandalia." And, he discusses the various vehicles on the roads and the rules that are governing them---or not governing them at this point. ...

A St. Elmo man is facing two Felony charges in Fayette County Court. 46 year old Lawrence W. Moore is facing a charge of Aggravated Battery, which is a Class 3 Felony. Information in the charge says that Moore is alleged to have grabbed an individual by the arm and threw her into the wall. And, Moore is also alleged ...

The Culbertson Wrestling and Fitness Center received two new additions on Wednesday afternoon: a Buddy Bench in memory of Kylie Toberman, who tragically passed away on November 14th 2025. Allison Hall talks about how the Buddy Bench came about. The Buddy Bench is located at the front of the new Culbertson Wrestling and...

Energy consumer advocates are urging support for legislation they say would save Illinoisans from paying for hidden utility expenses. Bryan McDaniel of the Citizens Utility Board says ratepayers could save $40 million a year if they did not cover expenses that have no consumer benefit. Mah said ratepayers are also cove...

(Springfield, IL) -- Efforts to keep the Bears in Illinois are moving forward. WGN-TV reports state lawmakers filed a bill last night that outlines tax breaks for the team to lure them to Arlington Heights. The measure is expected to be discussed in a committee meeting today in Springfield. The legislation would allow ...

We are looking at partly sunny skies for tonight with a high of 49. Tonight we will have a chance of rain and that rain will mix with snow likely in the early Thursday morning hours as we'll see a low of 32. The National Weather Service in St. Louis says most of the region will see some light rain late this evening t...

The Vandalia Fire Department has been called out to multiple fires in the past several days. With the stronger winds over the past week, the Fire Department has been called out to fires of that nature multiple times along with other fire situations. On Monday evening, Vandalia Fire Chief Zac Stombaugh says they were ca...

The Vandalia School Board handled several personnel moves at their February meeting. The Board approved the retirement of Vandalia Junior High Principal Brian Kern for September 30th of 2031 and Junior High Assistant Principal Brian Holliday for June 30th of 2031. The board also approved the retirement for Junior High...