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...

The role of the state's top watchdog of the Springfield legislature, the Legislative Inspector General, will soon be vacant, according to an announcement made Tuesday. In the announcement, it was made apparent former judge Michael McCuskey wouldn't serve the remainder of his appointed term as inspector. According to a ...

A deaf inmate has filed a federal lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Corrections, claiming that the agency is failing to provide deaf people equal access to its telephone program. IDOC began providing inmates with tablets last year, allowing them to make multiple telephone calls throughout the day. Rachel Weisb...

(Forsyth, IL) -- Investigators are releasing more information on the deadly holiday weekend crash in Forsyth. Deputies responded to Illiniwick Drive Sunday afternoon, just before 2 p.m., where a pickup crashed after driving erratically and speeding. The driver, a 63-year-old female, was airlifted to Saint John's Hospit...

Although we continue to pass dates that say we should be into Fall, the hot weather just won't quite let go. We are in for another hot snap--although this one is expected to be quite a bit shorter. Today we are looking at mostly sunny skies with a high of 92. Then, mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 70. We...