Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

U of I Wants 30 Million-Dollar Basketball Practice Facility Upgrade (Urbana, IL) -- The University of Illinois is talking about practice. The school in Urbana yesterday unveiled plans for a 30 million...

Actor John Travolta Is Being Honored Today In Brooklyn (Brooklyn, NY) -- It's John Travolta Day in Brooklyn. The movie star is being welcomed back to Lenny's Pizza, the pie shop made famous when Travo...

Disney World Offering "Once-In-A-Lifetime Adventure" (Lake Buena Vista, FL) -- Walt Disney World is holding a contest with a grand prize it calls "a once-in-a-lifetime adventure." The resort announced...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Southeastern Christian County, Shelby County, and Western Cumberland County. Until 700 AM CDT Thunderstorms producing heavy...

Charleston Carnegie Public Library's monthly Library Legos will be on Wednesday, June 20th, at 4:00-5:15pm in Rotary Room A. This free event is for children who are in grades K-8 and who no longer put...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Flash Flood Watch for the following counties until 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 12th: Christian, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper, L...

An Altamont woman is transported to St. Anthony's Hospital following a personal injury crash along Rt. 185 mile east of 2300 E. in Fayette County. Preliminary details from Illinois State Police Distri...

Early registration for the annual EIU Holiday Hustle 5k run and walk will be July 16th through 25th. If you sign up during that time you'll get a free hat along with the Holiday Hustle t-shirt. The ra...

Mattoon JROTC will have a car wash at KC Summers at 19th and Broadway, June 30th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. It's a free-will donation and proceeds will benefit the wide range of events, including the...

The Lincoln Heritage Young Guns Trap Team will have an informational meeting this Saturday (6/16) starting at 10:30 a.m. at the Charleston Sportsman's Club. The club is open to kids in 4th through 12t...