Category Archives: Local News

Girls' High School Sectional Basketball: Tonight it's down to the "Sweet 16" in Class 3A Girls' Basketball! Charleston and Effingham play one another for a chance to advance to the Elite 8 starting Mo...

According to a Press Release from the Charleston Police and Charelston Fire Department: On Friday, 2/16/18, at approximately 1:46 a.m. officers from the Charleston Police Department and members of the...

(Jefferson City, MO) -- Missouri Governor Eric Greitens is facing a charge of felony invasion of privacy. A grand jury returned an indictment charging Greitens with taking a picture of someone in a st...

  A fire this morning caused damage to Simonton Windows and Doors in Paris. Officials say the fire is under control, and no injuries were reported. They say the fire started outside and spread in...

As of Thursday, February 22 at 12:30pm, the village of Cooks Mills is under a boil order until further notice

An arrest warrant has been issued for the man accused of setting the fire that destroyed the building that housed Mother's Bar and apartments units. 29-year-old Brian T. Griffin is charged with aggrav...

Aerinova will host a fly-in at the Coles County Memorial Airport on March 24 from 8:00 to noon. They'll have lots of activities for kids, along with a discovery flight in a Piper Tomahawk for $20, and...

(EFFINGHAM, IL) - Have you experienced loss through the death of a loved one or friend? HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital is offering a program called "Healing the Grieving Heart" for adults who ha...

The annual Rural-Urban Luncheon, sponsored by the Mattoon and Charleston Rotary Clubs will be held March 12th at Sarah Bush Lincoln Education Center. This year's featured speaker will Eric Snodgrass, ...

Springfield - In honor of Black History Month, African American Troopers along with active and retired members of the Illinois Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers (ABLE) are volunteering thr...