Category Archives: Local News

Nursing Exemplar Awardees Named at HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital EFFINGHAM- Five nursing colleagues of HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital recently received Nursing Exemplar Awards during Nati...

State Police Confirm Lafayette Didn't Have FOID Card (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois State Police say a man involved in a deadly shootout with police didn't have a FOID card. ISP confirmed yesterday tha...

Senate Approves Bill Allowing Medical Release Of Terminally Ill Prisoners (Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois Senate is advancing a bill that would allow the medical release of terminally ill prisoners....

For Immediate Release - May 27, 2021 SBLOffers Physicals to Area Athletes Sarah Bush Lincoln is providing school and sports physicals to area athletes. The cost is $20 per physical with all fees being...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Illinois, east central Illinois, southeast Illinois and west central Illinois including Champaign-Christian-Clark-Clay-Coles-Crawford-Cumberla...

An investigation is underway into the discovery of human remains in Fayette County. The skeletal remains were found yesterday between Brownstown and St. Elmo. The Illinois State Police is leading the ...

Thursday, May 27, 2021, Ed Dowd, Executive Director of the Mattoon Chamber of Commerce was a guest on 101.3 WMCI. Here is a brief description of what he covered during the interview: Friday Lunch &...

Former Madigan Aid Indicted In ComEd Bribery Scandal (Springfield, IL) -- A former aid to Mike Madigan is facing indictment in connection with the ComEd bribery scandal. Madigan's former Chief of Staf...

Kinzinger Wants Greene Out Of House GOP Conference (Washington, DC) -- Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger wants to see Marjorie Taylor Greene booted from the House GOP Conference. The Georgia Represe...

Funeral Held For Fallen Champaign Police Officer (Decatur, IL) -- Several communities are saying a final goodbye to Champaign Police Officer Chris Oberheim. At least a thousand people gathered for Obe...