Due to a water main break, a boil order has been issued for City of Vandalia water customers until further notice in the following area: East of 8th Street from Interstate 70 to Vandalia Country Club. At this time, this also includes Vandalia High School, Vandalia Elementary School, McDonalds, Dairy Queen, Wendy's, Son...

We will be cloudy and mild today. We are looking at mostly cloudy skies for today with a high of 82. We do have a chance of a passing shower in the afternoon, as well. Tonight we'll see partly cloudy skies with a low of 66. The weekend will see more sunshine and warmer temperatures as we will be in the upper 80's on ...

>>September 11th, 2001: When Al-Qaeda Attacked America (Undated) -- A plan devised by al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden to attack America was carried out by 19 terrorists 25 years ago. They would go on to hijack four commercial jetliners, crashing two into the World Trade Center and another into the Pentagon. The f...

The Fayette County Board on Thursday night approved the appointment of current Fayette County Assistant States Attorney Jessica Carr-Martin to succeed Brenda Mathis as States Attorney beginning December 3 when Mathis' resignation goes into effect due to her being elected as Circuit Judge. Carr-Martin has served in Faye...

The September edition of the Vandalia Farmer's Market is set for tomorrow from 8 am to 12 pm in downtown Vandalia. The Fayette County Farm Bureau and Prairie Farms are teaming up to bring the Milk Box Giveaway. The first 300 families will receive a free box of Prairie Farms products while supplies last. Each box will...

Fuel prices have continued to rise for consumers both nationally and in Illinois this week following Labor Day weekend travel. One fuel analyst says the cost of diesel is on track to break all-time highs. According to AAA gas price data, the price for a gallon of regular gas in Illinois was $4.41 on Wednesday, more tha...

Illinois gets low marks on two new reports about worker freedom. The Commonwealth Foundation gave Illinois an F in its evaluation of protecting workers' rights over union executives. The American Legislative Exchange Council ranked Illinois 42nd in its worker freedom and economic mobility report. ALEC contributing auth...

(Lincoln, IL) -- State leaders are divided on the closure of Logan Correctional Center. Governor JB Pritzker says he remains committed to economic development in Lincoln after the facility moves to Crest Hill. Logan will stay open and operational during the construction of the suburban facility in Crest Hill. Detractor...

(Springfield, IL) -- State law enforcement officials are releasing the results of this summer's Illinois Speed Awareness Day. The single-day crackdown on July 22nd resulted in nearly 4,000 speeding tickets issued and hundreds of arrests. One-hundred-sixty agencies took part in the event that netted 3,795 speeding citat...

Showers and storms will continue to move through for a while today. Our forecast for today calls for showers and thunderstorms to continue to move through, before tapering off early in the afternoon. We'll see a high today of 78. Then, there is a chance of a shower or storm tonight with a low of 64. We will see a m...

A project to add sidewalks in area on the western side of Vandalia is progressing along and Vandalia Mayor Doug Knebel updated the Vandalia City Council on that progress during Tuesday night's first meeting of September. Mayor Knebel says the finished sidewalk that is now in place in the area of Kaskaskia College looks...

A day after launching a new political action committee to support Democratic Party candidates around the country, Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined Texas Democrats at an event in Dallas. Hours before Republicans opened a two-night convention in Dallas, Pritzker blasted the Trump administration and said the GOP is clinically de...

(Piatt County, IL) -- The Illinois Department of Health is confirming another rabid bat specimen in Piatt County. The DeWitt-Piatt Bi-County Health Department submitted the specimen that was collected outside a Monticello home. The bat was seized after possible human exposure at the home, according to health officials....

We have one more hot today today before showers and storms will move in and leave behind some cooler temperatures. For today we will start off with mostly sunny skies and a high of 92. We do have a chance of showers and storms beginning late this afternoon. Then, showers and storms are likely for tonight with a low o...

After discussion on the matter at their last two council meetings, the Vandalia City Council on Tuesday night made a decision on a property previously scheduled for demolition. The property at 329 W. Randolph Street was one of two properties set to be voted on at the second meeting of the council in August. At that mee...