Category Archives: Local News

One building was a total loss and two others damaged in fire last night at Effingham Environmental Solutions. Firefighters were called to the scene at 10:19 last night and cleared the scene just befor...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Effingham, IL - Illinois State Police District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, invites the public to join them in supporting Special Olympics by attending the Cop on the Roo...

For Immediate Release Races for All Paces Huge Success Sarah Bush Lincoln's Races for All Paces attracted 840 participants from ages 1 to 84, Saturday, May 12, as the annual event honored first respon...

Dixon, IL - Illinois State Police (ISP) officials announce charges against Matthew A. Milby, 19, of Dixon, Illinois, for his involvement in a shooting which occurred at approximately 8:06 a.m., on Wed...

The Lincoln Heritage chapter of Pheasants Forever will have another youth shoot this Saturday starting at 8:00 a.m. at the Charleston Sportsman's Club. NRA certified instructors will be there to help ...

According to an email from the Illinois State Police at 7:30am on Thursday, May 17: US-45 will be closed between CR 3100N and CR 3200N (North of Rantoul) for the next several hours. Please seek an alt...

The tiny town of Elsah was named the state's top scenic spot by voters taking part in the Illinois Top 200 project. It was followed by the Great River Road, which follows the Mississippi River from Ga...

Nominations for the Coles County Farmer of the Year are now being accepted by the Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce. The purpose of this award is to formally recognize the accomplishments and achiev...

A four vehicle crash this morning on I-74 east around milepost 190. Tyler Nash, 31, of Danville, IL (unit 1) was traveling east on I-74. Unit 1 impacted unit 2 which, along with units 3, and 4, was st...

A Mattoon resident faces multiple charges following a personal injury crash on I-57 south, at milepost 236, the morning of Tuesday, May 15th. Preliminary details from Illinois State Police District 10...