We will see cloudy skies but mild conditions today. We are looking at mostly cloudy skies for today with a high of 50. Then, mostly cloudy skies with a low of 30 for tonight. Meanwhile our chances of rain are increasing for the weekend. we have a chance of rain in the afternoon on Saturday, then rain is likely on Sat...

The first meeting is now completed and now the serious work for the re-established Civic Advancement Committee will begin. Tuesday was the introductory public meeting with a lot of pomp and circumstance and talking about positives that have taken place in the community in the past few years. Speaking on our podcast &q...

An individual came before the Fayette County Board at their meeting on Tuesday night to address a fire that reportedly killed 3o to 35 dogs in January. In the early morning hours on Wednesday, January 21st Vandalia Fire Chief Zac Stombaugh reported they were called to a structure fire in the 200 block of East 1800 Aven...

Illinois House Republicans are calling on Democrats to oppose new tax proposals. State Rep. Dave Severin said House Bill 4459 would impose fees on backyard campfires, and House Bill 5112 would impose taxes on retail carryout bags. Moore said the prioritization of noncitizen expenditures cost Illinois taxpayers nearly $...

(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is suing the Trump administration for cutting more than 600-million-dollars in Public Health grants. Raoul filed the lawsuit along with attorneys general from California, Colorado and Minnesota. The group claims the critical grant funding allows states to track dis...

Although not as warm as Tuesday, we will be sunny and mild today. We are looking at sunny skies for today with a high of 48. Then, increasing clouds for tonight with a low of 28. We will remain much the same with our temperatures for the remainder of the work week with clouds on Thursday but then back to mostly sunny...

A 43-year old Vandalia man has been found fit to stand trial following a hearing on Tuesday. After appearing via Zoom from Fayette County Jail, Arnold Rivera was present in the courtroom with the public defender Lucas Mette and States Attorney Brenda Mathis and it was confirmed that after a delay, the state and defense...

The Fayette County Board will again work on trying to help secure ambulance service in Fayette County. The County Board at their monthly meeting on Tuesday night, agreed to form the Ambulance Oversight Committee, which was originally suggested by Fayette County Emergency Management Agency Director Ryan Scott. He talks...

The first meeting of the re-formed Civic Advancement Committee was held on Tuesday. A large crowd was on hand at the Family YMCA of Fayette County for the meeting---which talked a lot about recent goings on and accomplishments in the community but didn't contain a lot of substance on what the committee's overall purpos...

(Chicago, IL) -- Governor Pritzker is joining a group of fellow Democratic governors who are boycotting a White House meeting with President Trump. Pritzker announced on social media that he won't be attending the dinner hosted by the National Governors Association next week in support of Colorado Governor Jared Polis ...

(Peoria, IL) -- The Peoria High School boy's basketball coach charged with soliciting a child faces new charges involving a second student. Prosecutors say Daniel Ruffin was charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse, indecent solicitation of a child and grooming for having sexual conduct with an underage student. T...

We will have our warmest day in months today. We are looking at mostly sunny skies for today with a high of 60. Then, partly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 28. Our temperatures will level out for the remainder of the work week as we'll see highs in the middle to upper 40's on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Me...

A Ramsey woman has been charged with two felony counts and one misdemeanor count involving firearms in Fayette County Court. 51 year old Shannon D. Sapp is charged with Reckless Discharge of a Firearm, which is a Class 4 Felony. Information in the charge states Sapp is alleged to have endangered the bodily safety of a...

The first meeting of the new Civic Advancement Committee is set for this evening. Speaking on our podcast "Talking about Vandalia," Mayor Doug Knebel talks about how who will initially be part of the group and where they are getting some of their inspiration from for this group. The first meeting will be held...

Fuel retailers are asking Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to help prevent higher gas prices for consumers and financial losses for operators by requesting a standard E10 fuel waiver from the federal government. The governor renewed his call for year-round sales of E15 last month, saying the fuel blend with 15% ethanol woul...