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Extreme Heat & Humidity Continues Today--Chance of Severe Storms this Afternoon
The extreme heat and humidity stays with us today. We do have a chance of showers and storms this afternoon late, but we'll otherwise see mostly sunny skies today with a high of 95 and heat index values as high as 113 for today. An Extreme Heat Warning remains in effect until 9 pm. We also have a chance of a severe st...
6h ago

Vandalia Police Chief talks about the best way to handle a traffic stop, the benefit for officers to wear body cams
You see it all the time, videos on social media of people in what start out as minor traffic stops but quickly getting escalated into major issues--many times because of lack of cooperation on the case of the drivers. Vandalia Police Chief Jeff Ray was a guest on our podcast "Talking about Vandalia," and was ...
8h ago
Bipartisan commission votes to release report on former rep's misconduct
The Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission voted unanimously Thursday morning to release an investigative report from the Legislative Inspector General about former state Rep. Harry Benton. The investigation report won't be released immediately, but instead likely by the end of next week, according to an official state...
9h ago
Lawsuit claims digital asset tax is unconstitutional
According to a lawsuit filed in Sangamon County court this week, the new digital asset tax in Illinois violates both the U.S. and state constitutions. The Digital Chamber filed the complaint against Illinois Department of Revenue Director David Harris and Attorney General Kwame Raoul over the tax scheduled to take effe...
9h ago
Man Charged In Deadly Peoria Crash Arrested In St. Louis
(Peoria, IL) -- A man charged in a Peoria crash last week that left a teen dead is in custody. Shamarr Greenlee was arrested on Friday in St. Louis, Missouri on a charge of Leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. Greenlee is being held at the St. Louis County Jail awaiting extradition to Peoria. He was cha...
9h ago
Former FDA Chief Says Cyclospora Not Under Control
(Undated) -- Former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb says that the agency does not yet have the cyclosporiasis outbreak under control. He said during an appearance on "Face the Nation that while the FDA has done well in tracing the issue to central Mexico and specific farms, the situation remains unresolved. Gottli...
9h ago
Severe Thunderstorm Warning in Effect for Southeastern Fayette County, Northeastern Marion County Until 5:45pm
Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service St Louis MO 506 PM CDT Sun Jul 26 2026 The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Fayette County in south central Illinois... Northeastern Marion County in south central Illinois... * Until 545 PM CDT. * At...
19h ago
Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect for Fayette County Until 12:00am on Monday
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 516 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ILC025-033-047-049-051-059-065-069-079-081-101-121-151-159-165- 185-191-193-270500- /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0516.260726T2210Z-260727T0500Z/ IL . ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE CLAY CRAWFORD EDWARDS EFFINGHAM FAYETTE GALLATIN HAMILTON HARD...
19h ago
Ohio woman dies in single semi-tractor trailer accident on Friday near St. Elmo
An Ohio woman was killed in a single semi-tractor trailer accident on Friday evening near St. Elmo. In a report from the Fayette County Coroner's Office, they say their office was called to the scene of the accident on Friday evening. The report says the semi-tractor trailer left the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 ...
Jul 25, 2026
Heat Advisory in effect from 11 am Sunday to 9 pm on Monday
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 110 expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest, and west central Illinois and central, east central, northeast, and southeast Missouri. * WHEN...From 11 AM Sunday to 9 PM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Hot ...
Jul 25, 2026






