Category Archives: Local News

A traffic incident is under investigation by Illinois State Police. Preliminary details in a recent press release from ISP District 10 indicates a Dodge Caravan driven by a 26 year old female from Mon...

Wednesday, May 2nd and more Baseball and Softball action tonight on the ball diamonds! Check out local finals below... High School Baseball: FINAL: Charleston 6, Neoga 5 FINAL: Cumberland 10, Palestin...

UPDATED: Connecticut Officers Hurt In House Explosion (North Haven, CT) -- Several police officers hurt in a house explosion in Connecticut have non-life threatening injuries. SWAT team members were o...

Quincy, IL - Illinois State Police (ISP) is seeking the public's assistance with locating 69-year-old Mary Lou Anderson. She is a white female with brown hair and blue eyes, standing 5'04", and weighi...

UPDATE: Southwest Flight Emergency After Window Cracks (Cleveland, OH) -- A cracked window led to an emergency landing of a Southwest Airlines flight today. Flight number 957 from Chicago to Newark wa...

UPDATE: 5 Dead After C-130 Transport Plane Crashes In Georgia (Savannah, GA) -- Five crew members are dead after a massive Puerto Rico Air National Guard cargo plane crashed on a highway in the Savann...

EFFINGHAM - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the ISP will conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) in Lawrence, Richland, Fayette and Ma...

SPRINGFIELD - Proving that family treasures can also be historical treasures, an Indiana couple has given the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum documents in which Lincoln permitted a mot...

Effingham, Illinois - The Illinois Department of Transportation (Region 4/District 7) cautions motorists that the yearly maintenance striping operations will begin on State highways on Monday, May 7, ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   May 1, 2018   MATTOON - An expanding, reworked local history room, a milestone anniversary for a long-time industry and first floor reading area upgrades are the focu...