Category Archives: Local News

Deborah K. Dewey, female, age 62, was last seen on August 22, 2016, in Spring Valley, Illinois. On August 29, 2016, Dewey's gray 2007 Buick LaCrosse, was found unlocked at the TA Truck Stop on Illinoi...

An Effingham woman pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of a controlled substance which she allegedly stole from Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. Sara Calhoun, who was as a nurse there, was sente...

State Senator Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) will serve as Assistant Republican Leader after being appointed by Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) Sept. 15. Rose previously served as Senat...

Prairie State Bank and Trust is offering a $2,000 reward for anyone who can identify the man that robbed the bank on September 2nd. Charleston Police say the suspect is 5'6 to 5'8, heavyset, with brow...

A Sullivan, Illinois man is guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend last year. Michael Yost was convicted yesterday in the death of Sheri Randall. The victim's body was found stabbed to death inside a S...

A Charleston student was released from jail yesterday on his own recognizance. 18-year-old Andrew Watts is accused of threatening Assistant Principal Tim Keefe by posting on social media his intention...

State Representative Reggie Phillips will host a senior identity theft prevention seminar at the LifeSpan Center between Mattoon and Charleston this Friday (9/16) from 10:00-11:00 a.m. There are appro...

The Strasburg Hog Roast and Gnome Fest is this Saturday (9/17). The celebration includes a softball tournament, scavenger hunt, Miss Strasburg and junior miss pageants, beer garden, great food and pri...

Governor Rauner and first lady Diana Rauner will be honoring current and former members of the military and their families this weekend. They're hosting Military Family Day at the Executive Mansion Sa...

A year after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the number of Illinoisans without health insurance is hovering below the one-million mark. According to Census Bureau data, about nine-hundr...