Showers and thunderstorms will continue moving through the area today and tonight. Our forecast calls for Showers and thunderstorms to be with us this morning--likely tapering off in the afternoon--with a high today of 79. Then, scattered showers and storms for tonight with a low of 66. Meanwhile, the National Weather...

A Hillsboro man is facing sexual abuse charges in Fayette County Court. 48 year old Kenneth L. Knetzer, Junior has been charged in Fayette County Court with Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse--which is a Class 1 Felony, and Criminal Sexual Abuse--which is a Class 4 Felony. Information on the first charge states that on ...

A second individual has now been officially charged in Fayette County Court in connection with the Solar Construction Site burglary in rural Vandalia. 33 year old Brian J. Bray of Marshall has been charged with Burglary and Theft pf over $10,000 in Fayette County Court--both of which are Class 2 Felonies--in connection...

The Fayette County Farm Bureau is set to hold their annual Crop Survey next week. The Fayette County Farm Bureau will hold their annual crop survey on Tuesday, August 25th starting at 8 am. For those that participate in the survey, they will meet at the Farm Bureau office at 8 am that morning and begin with coffee, do...

Multiple drug manufacturers in Illinois are challenging a state law that expands the scope of a federal program under Medicare, arguing Illinois doesn't have the authority to make changes to the program. The federal 340B program allows drug manufacturers that take part in Medicaid to provide discounts to participating ...

A recent audit of Illinois' Emergency Management Agency and Homeland Security Office revealed oversight deficiencies of contracted employees and the working hours the state was billed for them. The audit found one company was paid roughly $78 million in taxpayer funds to be on standby. State Sen. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet...

(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois is strengthening protections for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Governor Pritzker signed three bills into law. One measure strengthens protections for survivors of domestic violence and harassment by closing a legal loophole that happens between emergency and final orders o...

We are looking at a dry and mild day today. Our forecast for today calls for sunny skies with a high of 83. Then, increasing clouds for tonight with a low of 67. Meanwhile, showers and storms come into the forecast on Wednesday--mainly during the morning. There is a chance we could see some strong to severe storms du...

A second individual has been arrested in connected to the August 10th burglary on a Solar Construction site in rural Vandalia. Last week, 30 year old Mark R. Heath of Marshall was charged in Fayette County Court with Burglary and Theft of over $10,000. Both of those charges are Class 2 Felonies. Heath was released fr...

A juvenile was injured in an ATV accident in rural southwestern Fayette County. A report from the Fayette County Sheriff's Office says that an ATV being operated by a 13 year old Juvenile--which was a 2026 Polaris 450 Sportsman--was traveling west bound on East 200 Ave within the 400 block on the ATV. The report says ...

After several months of work, the City of Vandalia now has a coordinated plan of progress and improvement for the immediate future in hand and is ready to begin checking things off the list. During Monday night's Vandalia City Council meeting, Jim Arndt of Arndt Municipal Support, Inc. was on hand and presented the cou...

The Illinois Education Association has endorsed J.B. Pritzker in his campaign for a third term as governor, but Republican challenger Darren Bailey says Pritzker's policies are driving students out of state. Pritzker accepted the IEA's endorsement during a campaign event at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn on Monday. Th...

A recently-signed piece of state legislation is raising concerns about workers' compensation costs and liabilities for employers. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Illinois House Bill 5228 on Friday, August 7th. Phil Melin is executive director of Illinois Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse. Melin said charging a profit penalty co...

(Springfield, IL) -- Lainey Wilson is setting a record at the Illinois State Fair. The country superstar performed in front of more than 15-thousand-500 fans on the Grandstand Stage on Saturday night. She broke the previous attendance record set by Megan Moroney last year. The Illinois State Fair runs through August 23...

We finally get a break from the heat. We are looking at mostly sunny sunny skies for today with a high of 82. Then, we'll see partly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 63. We'll remain in the lower to mid-80's for highs throughout this work week. We do have substantial chances of rain coming up on Wednesday, Wed...