Category Archives: Local News

(EFFINGHAM, IL) - Want to stay active heading into the holiday season? HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital will host their next monthly "JustWalk" Walk With a Doc walking program on Saturday, Novembe...

An Effingham man has been sentenced to 30-years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl. Officials say the state could have gotten a sentence of 60 years if the case ...

Tampa Police Connect Latest Murder To Others (Tampa, FL) - Tampa police are connecting the deadly Seminole Heights shooting today as the latest in a string of murders believed to be carried out by a s...

Former Tower Hill village treasurer Nancy Finley faces felony criminal charges of stealing more than $100,000. Officials say the thefts took place over a period of six years - 2010 to 2016. No plea ha...

A former Paris resident and Edgar County teacher has been selected as president of Indiana State University. Deborah Curtis will be the second ISU graduate and the first woman to serve as president at...

Discovery Day will be held this Thursday (11/16) at the Mattoon Public Library. They'll showcase their local history room, featuring many items about Mattoon and the surrounding area, refreshments, an...

Security will be the main topic of discussion at tonight's Mattoon School Board meeting. The board will vote to start the process to hire an additional resource officer. In addition, major upgrades to...

Terry Davis, owner of Towne Square Jewelers in Charleston, is expected to announce his intentions to run for the 110th state representative seat tomorrow. He'd battle Oakland's Chris Miller on the Rep...

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library's Astronomy Night will meet on Tuesday, November 14th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Library parking lot if the sky is clear. Telescopes will be set up for participant's u...

Lake Land College's International Student Club is celebrating International Education week with a special Show 'N Tell event where international students will share their culture with campus and the c...