We could see a little rain early this morning. We do have a chance of rain before 8 am this morning. Then, after that, we'll see gradually clearing skies with a high of 51 today. Winds from the east will gust better than 20 miles per hour this afternoon. Then, we'll see partly cloudy skies for tonight with a low of ...

The former Poly Pak building in Vandalia will be getting a new tenant. During Monday's Vandalia City Council meeting, the council was joined via Zoom by Kevin Patterson of APEK Holdings. He says his company purchases buildings such as the former Poly Pak building and then works to find new tenants for them. In the ca...

A new officer is officially on the job now for the Vandalia Police Department. At Monday's Vandalia City Council meeting, Tanner Swain was sworn in as the newest Vandalia Police Officer. He was joined during the swearing in by Mayor Doug Knebel and Police Chief Jeff Ray. Officer Swain was sworn in by his Mother, City...

The City of Vandalia has issued a proclamation in support of Child Abuse Prevention Month. During Monday's Vandalia City Council meeting, Mayor Doug Knebel issued the proclamation to Erika Givens of CASA to commemorate this month. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates and they are trained to represent the ...

A diverse group of supporters are pushing to restrict no-knock search warrants in Illinois. The city of Chicago settled a lawsuit with Anjanette Young for $2.9 million after Young was handcuffed while police searched her home in 2019, only to learn later they had the wrong address. Young told the Illinois House Judicia...

The photo is of members from SAFE, Vandalia Mayor Doug Knebel, and local Law Enforcement starting the process with SAFE in preparing to "Paint the Town Teal" during April. This is in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. You will notice the teal ribbons on all poles in Downtown Vandalia.

It will be sunny and mild today, then we'll see some colder temperatures for tonight. We are looking at sunny skies for today with a high of 59. Winds from the northwest will gust about 25 miles per hour during the day today. Then, increasing clouds for tonight with a low of 36. Winds will remain out of the northwest t...

Vandalia Mayor Doug Knebel says he knows one area that frustrates him-and the public-is just the length of time it often takes to get something accomplished when you are talking about government. Speaking on our podcast "Talking about Vandalia," Mayor Knebel says that is one frustration that he has had in his...

The Freemasons Temperance Lodge #16 in Vandalia recently made a donation of school supplies to Vandalia Elementary School. The lodge did a Backpacks for Kids program for VES and donated $1000 worth of school supplies including backpacks, pencils, pens and more. Members of the Lodge including Trevor Kious, Bryce Braswel...

Supporters of a 3% surcharge on income more than $1 million have less than a month to move a constitutional amendment resolution through the General Assembly. House Joint Resolution 26 calls for a binding referendum to be placed on the ballot in November. Former Gov. Pat Quinn said people with homestead exemptions shou...

(Springfield, IL) -- Governor Pritzker is pushing for year-round E-15 gasoline. The governor made the request in a letter sent to Congress last week. Pritzker urged them to quickly pass legislation to permanently allow year-round sales of E-15 gas. He said higher ethanol blends could help reduce reliance on foreign pet...

(Springfield, IL) -- A Chicago man found guilty of shooting a state trooper in Springfield in 2023 is receiving 95-years in prison. Cristobal Santana was sentenced Friday after he was convicted on all five counts, including attempted murder. Authorities say Santana pulled out a gun and fired shots at Trooper Dakotah Ch...

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Kaskaskia River at Vandalia. * WHEN...From Sunday afternoon to Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Agricultural levee begins to be slightly overtopped. No residences are affected at this leve...

Showers and thunderstorms will return to the area this afternoon and we have a threat of severe weather that looks like it would reach our area early Saturday morning. Our forecast calls for a chance of showers and thunderstorms today--mainly after 1 pm--with a high of 78. Winds from the south will gust better than 20...

The gas prices around the area are pretty similar heading into this Easter Holiday Weekend. According to gasbuddy.com, Vandalia was actually the lowest of area communities this morning as prices ranged in Vandalia from $3.87 to $3.89 per gallon, according to the website. As for Effingham, their prices ranged from $3.89...