Category Archives: Local News

Quincy Leaders 'Thrilled' To See Vets Home Money In State Budget (Quincy, IL) -- Leaders in Quincy say they're thrilled that the state of Illinois is including some of the money need to repair the Qui...

The Green Wave Cross Country Challenge will be held July 14th at the course behind Lake Land College. The one-mile fun run will begin at 8:15 a.m., and the 5K run will start at 9:00 a.m. Register befo...

6/3/2018 7:00 PM We have received information of a dog being found near Dodge Grove Cemetery on West 19th Street in Mattoon at 7:00 pm. this evening. The dog is not a distinct breed, but was described...

Gusty winds have calmed down and Orange County Fire Authority air and ground crews are making progress in the fight against the Aliso Fire. The blaze is burning in Aliso Canyon, between the cities of ...

The Arcola Railroad Depot is holding an open house for Raggedy Ann Rally visitors from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m. Saturday, June 9th. There will be punch and cookies plus prizes including a 2000 Raggedy Ann ...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library will host the Douglas-Hart Nature Center's program, "Would You Rather?" on Tuesday, June 12th at 5:30, in the Craft Room for Grades K-6th. Live animal encounter ...

(Durango, CA) -- A wildfire in southern Colorado is forcing the evacuation of more than 800 homes. The fire burning about ten miles north of Durango has scorched nearly two-thousand acres. La Plata Co...

The Class 1A state champion Windsor/Stew-Stras softball team will be passing through Gays, on Route 16 at around 4:40, heading to Windsor, and then to Stew-Stras High School for a celebration of their...

Illinois State Police (ISP) made an arrest on I-74 earlier Friday. Kevin L. Casey, 53, of Janesville, WI was arrested for Aggravated Battery to a child, Aggravated Battery on a Public Way, and Crimina...

According to a recent press release for Illinois State Police District 10, on Friday June 1st, a multiple vehicle collision occurred around 12:13 p.m. on I-57 Southbound near milepost 189. Both vehicl...