Category Archives: Local News

Disney World Offering "Once-In-A-Lifetime Adventure" (Lake Buena Vista, FL) -- Walt Disney World is holding a contest with a grand prize it calls "a once-in-a-lifetime adventure." The resort announced...

As of this morning (Tuesday, June 12, 2018), due to the heavy rainfall, the Effingham Water Authority has closed Lake Sara to all boating traffic until further notice.

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Christian County in central Illinois... Shelby County in central Illinois... Western Cumberland County in e...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Southeastern Christian County, Shelby County, and Western Cumberland County. Until 700 AM CDT Thunderstorms producing heavy...

Charleston Carnegie Public Library's monthly Library Legos will be on Wednesday, June 20th, at 4:00-5:15pm in Rotary Room A. This free event is for children who are in grades K-8 and who no longer put...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Flash Flood Watch for the following counties until 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 12th: Christian, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper, L...

The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Southern Fayette County until 2:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 12th. Some locations impacted include: Salem, Vandalia, St. Elmo, B...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the following counties until 8:15 p.m. CDT: Jasper County and Southeastern Effingham County At 7:25 p.m. a severe t...

An Altamont woman is transported to St. Anthony's Hospital following a personal injury crash along Rt. 185 mile east of 2300 E. in Fayette County. Preliminary details from Illinois State Police Distri...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southwestern Richland County in southeastern Illinois... Southeastern Clay County in south central Illinois... * Un...