Category Archives: Local News

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Shelby county in Illinois until 7:00 p.m. CDT   * At 608 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Windsor, or 10 mi...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill - After the successful first year of the Rising Star Stage in 2017, it is returning to the Illinois State Fair. This FREE stage features a different up and coming music act each night...

Mattoon police arrested Thomas C. Patton, age 44 of Mattoon, on Friday June 8th at 10:51 p.m. The arrest occurred in the 1300 block of Walnut Ave. Patton was charged with Indecent Solicitation of a Ch...

Early registration for the annual EIU Holiday Hustle 5k run and walk will be July 16th through 25th. If you sign up during that time you'll get a free hat along with the Holiday Hustle t-shirt. The ra...

Mattoon JROTC will have a car wash at KC Summers at 19th and Broadway, June 30th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. It's a free-will donation and proceeds will benefit the wide range of events, including the...

The Lincoln Heritage Young Guns Trap Team will have an informational meeting this Saturday (6/16) starting at 10:30 a.m. at the Charleston Sportsman's Club. The club is open to kids in 4th through 12t...

The Lake Land College Alumni office is now accepting nominations for the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Society award. Last year's inductees were Todd Gartner, Laker Nation Class of 2003; Thomas Overmyer, ...

An armed stand-off with police in Dalton City ended at 11:05 this morning after a man gave himself up. The stand-off began around 6:00 a.m. when police responded to reports that a man was in a woman's...

SPRINGFIELD - It begins in Kansas and detours to the Emerald City, but "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was written in Chicago and now heads the list of Top Illinois Books chosen by voters in the Illinois...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Flood Warning for Christian County and Shelby County until noon (cdt). At 902 AM CDT, emergency management reported flooding across multiple portio...