Category Archives: Local News

The Hindsboro Civic Center's annual all you can eat fish fry is Saturday, March 10th, from 4pm to 7pm. In addition to fish, they'll be cookin' up chicken strips, shrimp and steak fries. Side dishes in...

Three people were injured in an accident Sunday morning on I-57 near Farina. According to the Illinois State Police, a vehicle driven by Sandra Soto, of Memphis, Tennessee, passed an IDOT salt truck, ...

(EFFINGHAM, IL) - Want to do something good for your heart during Heart Health Awareness Month? HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital will host their next monthly "JustWalk" Walk With a Doc walking pro...

(Charleston, IL) - Eastern Illinois University will continue to host several free events throughout the month of February honoring African American culture and promoting and celebrating diversity acro...

Four Pulled From Grand Canyon Crash In Las Vegas Hospital (Grand Canyon, AZ) -- The four passengers that were in a helicopter that crashed in the Grand Canyon are in critical condition. The chief of t...

Neoga High School will host a blood drive and health care supply drive tomorrow (2/13) from 1:00-6:00 p.m. If 40 units of blood are donated, one student will earn a scholarship from the American Red C...

Three people were injured in an accident near Edgewood yesterday morning. According to the Illinois State Police, a vehicle driven by 22-year-old Devin Durbin, of Mount Vernon skidded off the roadway,...

New Study Warns Of Cost Of Ignoring Mississippi River Upkeep (Madison, WI) -- A new study says Congress and the Mississippi River states can't afford to ignore the locks and dams along the upper Missi...

Illinois Gets Fair Grades In Latest Road Safety Survey (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is in the middle of the pack when it comes to laws for seat belt use and texting while driving. The Advocates for H...

Congressman Davis: Pay Military Properly, Then Worry About Parade (Washington, DC) -- Central Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis says he wants to see the military's needs met before he worries about a ...