Category Archives: Local News

Governor Holcomb Asks Worshipers To Stay Home This Easter (Indianapolis, IN) -- Governor Holcomb is asking parishioners to stay home, despite it being a week for worship. He asks church buildings in t...

Deere To Make 225 Thousand Face Shields (Moline, IL) -- The first 25-thousand face shields that John Deere makes at its Moline plant will go to Deere workers and healthcare workers here in the Quad Ci...

Indiana Coronavirus Count: More Than 63 Hundred Cases, 245 Deaths (Indianapolis, IN) -- More than half of Indiana's coronavirus cases are in and around Indianapolis. Marion County and the seven counti...

For Immediate Release Catholic Charities announces new COPE Line to help people deal with COVID-19 related stress SPRINGFIELD - Catholic Charities Diocese of Springfield in Illinois announced a new co...

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected. For the Wind Advisory, northwest winds around 25 mph with ...

Springfield, IL - The Illinois State Police filed emergency rules this week to address renewals of Firearm Owner Identification and Concealed Carry Licenses during the COVID-19 epidemic. These rules a...

SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 1,344 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 66 additional deaths. - Cook County: 2 females 40...

SPRINGFIELD - COVID-19 has hit the pause button for millions of people in Illinois - but that does not include the state's farmers. The warming spring weather means an onslaught of activity in farm fi...

Thursday, April 9, 2020, Ed Dowd, Executive Director of the Mattoon Chamber of Commerce was a guest on 101.3 WMCI. At the the bottom of the page you can listen to the entire interview. Here is a brief...

Weekly Jobless Claims Soar Again, 6.6-Million File (Undated) -- Over six-million more Americans filed first-time unemployment claims last week, a quarter-million fewer than the previous week's revised...