Category Archives: Local News
Weekly Jobless Claims Fall, Back Below 200K
Weekly Jobless Claims Fall, Back Below 200K (Washington, DC) -- Weekly jobless claims are on the decline again. The Labor Department says last week's number was 198-thousand. That's down eight-thousan...
Dec 30, 2021 Simon Cunningham / CC
475K Tesla Vehicles Recalled
475K Tesla Vehicles Recalled (Austin, TX) -- Almost half a million Tesla cars are being recalled. The recall of all Model 3 vehicles from 2017 to 2020 is due to camera and trunk issues. Opening and cl...
Dec 30, 2021
Early Morning House Fire in Charleston
For Immediate Release - December 30, 2021 On Dec. 30, 2021 around 4:30 a.m. the Charleston Fire Department was dispatched to 1224 Reynolds Dr. in Charleston for a report of a possible structure fire. ...
Dec 30, 2021
Rural King Donates $250,000 to Hospice House Campaign
For Immediate Release - December 30, 2021 Rural King Donates $250,000 to Hospice House Campaign Rural King recently donated $250,000 to the new Hospice House to be constructed on the main campus of Sa...
Dec 30, 2021 Pictured left to right are: Amy Card, SBL Foundation director; Kyle Banks, Rural King Divisional Vice President of Purchasing; Amy Shafer, Rural King Cares manager; Jerry Esker and Kim Uphoff, SBL Vice President of Operations. Photo submitted by Sarah Bush Lincoln.
Powerball Jackpot Nears Half-Billion Mark
Powerball Jackpot Nears Half-Billion Mark (Phoenix, AZ) -- There's still no winner in the massive Powerball jackpot. The last drawing of 2021 did not result in a grand prize winner and the jackpot is ...
Dec 30, 2021 Trending Topics 2019 / CC
GasBuddy Predicts $6 Per Gallon Gas In San Francisco In 2022
GasBuddy Predicts $6 Per Gallon Gas In San Francisco In 2022 (San Francisco, CA) -- Gas prices are coming down in most of the country but GasBuddy says it won't last. In fact, the price tracking websi...
Dec 30, 2021 Mike Mozart / CC
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
For Release - December 29, 2021 Honoring Illinois' Fallen United States and State flags at half-staff from Sunrise on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 until Sunset on Thursday, January 6, 2022 The Department ...
Dec 30, 2021 Bart Everson / CC
Illinois Vax Verify System Now Offers SMART™ Health Card Vaccination Verification
For Immediate Release - December 30, 2021 Illinois Vax Verify System Now Offers SMART Health Card Vaccination Verification SPRINGFIELD - New updates to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) ...
Dec 30, 2021
Kentucky Man Charged With Killing Illinois Deputy
Kentucky Man Charged With Killing Illinois Deputy (Wayne Co., IL) -- A Kentucky man is accused of killing an Illinois deputy and shooting someone in Missouri during a carjacking. Ray Tate has been cha...
Dec 30, 2021
Driver Service Facilities To Close For Two Weeks Due To COVID Surge
Driver Service Facilities To Close For Two Weeks Due To COVID Surge (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois driver services facilities will be closed for two weeks next month due to a record-breaking surge in C...
Dec 30, 2021
Listen Live
Spotlight
Weather
Thu May 28
Mattoon, IL, USA
23°CPartly Cloudy
Top Stories
