Category Archives: Local News

For Immediate Release - February 19, 2021 Illinois State Police to Conduct Statewide "Move Over Law" Enforcement Details Springfield, IL - Illinois State Police (ISP) Director, Brendan F. Kelly, annou...

Friday, February 19 at 2pm: According to scanner reports, there has been an accident near Route 121 and Dole Road. Route 121 from 1000 to 300 (approximately Cole Station to former Rural King store loc...

For Immediate Release - February 19, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 2,219 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 2,219 new...

For Immediate Release - February 19, 2021 To Keep Electric and Natural Gas Costs Down, the ICC Urges Customers to Follow Winter Energy Savings Tips Springfield, IL- The Illinois Commerce Commission is...

Here are tonight's scores, brought to you by First Neighbor Bank! Girls' High School Basketball: FINAL: Effingham 49, Mt. Zion 47 FINAL: Charleston 68, Mattoon 46 FINAL: Neoga 57, Altamont 54 FINAL: P...

For Immediate Release - February 18, 2021 HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital begins limited re-opening of front lobby entrance for visitors EFFINGHAM- As of Thursday, February 18, HSHS St. Anthony's...

For Immediate Release - February 18, 2021 Higher Education Agencies Encouraged by Steady Funding for Education Amidst Pandemic Challenges SPRINGFIELD- Despite budget woes stemming from the COVID-19 pa...

For Immediate Release - February 18, 2021 Public Health Officials Announce 1,966 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 1,966 new...

Michael Madigan announced this morning, Thursday, February 18, 2021, he would resign at the end of the month, a little more than a month after he was deposed by fellow Democrats as the nation's longes...

Dolly Parton has released a statement in regards to the statue that Tennessee lawmakers have been considering to add on the Capitol grounds. "I want to thank the Tennessee legislature for their consid...