Category Archives: Local News

ISBE Working To Fix Racial Disparities In Student Discipline (Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois State Board of Education is working to fix racial disparities in student discipline. The ISBE is trying t...

No One Injured In Fire, Explosion (Sullivan, IL) -- No one is injured after an explosion and fire at a home in Sullivan. Crews responded yesterday to a home on South Grant which was consumed by the fi...

Sunday, Decmeber 15, 2019, 9:25 pm update: From the National Weather Service/Central Illinois Facebook page: "After the initial wave of snow and freezing rain exit overnight, there will be a period of...

You can get the latest road conditions from the Illinois Department of Transportation at their website   Indiana Department of Transportation also has a map available for road conditions for Indi...

Sunday, December 15 (around 3:30pm): The Charleston Police Department has issued this statement on the department's Facebook Page: Please refrain from driving unless necessary. The roads are very slic...

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 313 PM CST Sun Dec 15 2019   ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS BEGINNING SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ILZ049>0...

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning from 12pm today (12/15) through 12am Tuesday. *Heavy snowfall is expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches with locally higher ...

For Immediate Release City of Charleston Christmas Tree Pick Up The City has scheduled a curbside collection of live Christmas Trees for Monday, January 6th and Tuesday, January 7th. All live trees ne...

Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lincoln IL 400 AM CST Fri Dec 13 2019 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061-141000- Cass-Champaign-Christian-Coles-De Witt-Douglas-Edgar-Fulton-Kno...

FOID Owners Call For Tighter Regulations (Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois Rifle Association and many Firearm Owner Identification card holders are asking the governor to ensure FOID fees go to where ...