Category Archives: Local News

An investigation continues into a report of shots being fired in Charleston early yesterday morning. According to the Charleston Police Department, an EIU text and email alert were sent to students an...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG AFFECTING PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... CHRISTIAN-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY- RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- ...DENSE F...

Authorities say a Champaign teen wanted in a deadly shooting last weekend near the University of Illinois campus has surrendered to police. Robbie Patton was booked into jail late last week on charges...

Snakes Alive! comes to Douglas-Hart Nature Center in Mattoon, October 8th. Discover the fascinating world of reptiles, including boa constrictors, and you can even have your picture taken with an alli...

The 2016-2017 waterfowl hunting season will be beginning soon and Lake Shelbyville will have five waterfowl blinds available for hunting at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "Okaw Wetlands". Hunters us...

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner's budget estimates for this year aren't good. But he insists they're not as bad as figures from the legislature. The governor says his figures show the state will end th...

Terre Haute is celebrating breast cancer awareness month. There is now a pink ribbon at the intersection of 25th and Poplar Streets in Terre Haute. The event brings awareness to Terre Haute just as th...

This year's Taste of Something Special event will be Thursday, October 13th at the WalkWay in Mattoon. Taste of Something Special is a fund-raiser for East Central/Area 9 Special Olympics Illinois. Yo...

October is the last month for this year's Congressional App Challenge. Congressman Shimkus is accepting submissions form high school students. The submission period ends Wednesday, October 26th. No en...

From 10 to noon today the Veterinary College of Medicine at the University of Illinois in Champaign is allowing people to go behind the scenes in a cool representation of what students do and learn th...