Category Archives: Local News

According to a MPD press release, Mattoon Police arrested Keon D. Cooper, 26 years of age of Chicago, for the offense of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. The arrest occurred on 2/14/18 at 3:17pm...

South Florida Community In Mourning (Parkland, FL) -- A South Florida community is waking up today struggling for answers after one of the worst school massacres in our nation's history. A former stud...

Effingham, IL - Illinois State Police District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, today announced activity and enforcement figures for the month of January. Troopers in District 12, which includes C...

Three Students, Drivers Hurt In Bloomington-Normal School Bus Wreck (Bloomington, IL) -- The Illinois State Police are not saying how a school bus in Bloomington-Normal ended up on its side, and sendi...

Pritzker: Rauner Budget Fails (Springfield, IL) -- The leading Democrat in the race for Illinois governor says the current governor's budget 'fails.' Candidate J.B. Pritzker yesterday said that Govern...

A Charleston woman was sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to a hate crime charge. Diana Yamamoto admitted to using a racial epithet against and man and threatening to kill him i...

SPRINGFIELD (Feb. 14, 2018) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has directed all entities governed by the Illinois Flag Display Act to fly both the United States and Illinois state flags at half-staff in remembrance ...

The Fox Ridge Foundation's all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast will be February 24th from 7:00-11:00 a.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church in Charleston. Meals are $6.00 for adults, $3.00 for kids aged...

Coles County Relay for Life invites you to meet those "magical" mice at Crave Coffee and Caf on Monday, February 19th (President's Day) from 11am to 2pm. Characters are available for pictures, so be s...

The Charleston Knights of Columbus will have their annual Lenten fish fry every Friday from February 16th to March 29th, starting at 4:30 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. They'll be serving fr...