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According to the Mattoon Police Department, Maverick C. Bowman, age 25 of Mattoon, was arrested on Thursday July 7th at 7:09 a.m. That arrest occurred in the 2100 block of Charleston Ave. Bowman was c...

According to a Mattoon Police Department Press Release, Heather L. Bell, age 38 of Mattoon, was arrested on July 6th at 10:31 p.m. in the 400 block of N. 16th street. Bell was charged with Domestic Ba...

According to a MPD Press Release, Mattoon police arrested Michael L. Jackson, age 28 of Mattoon, on Weds. July 6th at 4:05 p.m. The arrest occurred in the 3100 block of Commercial Ave. Jackson was cha...

A prayer vigil for the victims of the shootings in Dallas will take place at noon today at the new Traveling Community Cross on the west side of Peterson Park in Mattoon.

The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to a whopping $540 for tonight's drawing. The cash option is $380. The drawing will be at 10:00 Central Time.

A piece of Mattoon history will soon have a new look. New Mercy Worship Center will renovate the former Pepsi bottling plant at 12th and Moultrie and turn it into a new church. They also purchased Gil...

Fast-food chain Wendy's says some customer information was stolen in a malware attack. Hackers stole names and credit and debit card information in a breach that affected over one-thousand franchised ...

OSHA has found major safety and health violations by Altamont Ambulance Service. According to the report, five willful, sixteen serious, and three other-than-serious violations were issued. Investigat...

Illinois lottery players are getting half a billion reasons to play the Mega Millions game on Friday. Nobody matched the last drawing, putting Friday's estimated winnings at 508-million-dollars. That'...

Illinois' largest public employee union is reportedly reaching out to its members to gauge interest in a strike. That's according to the "Capitol Fax" blog, which shared a questionnaire supposedly bei...