Category Archives: The Yawn Patrol

Update: Three Dead, Multiple Injuries In Explosion (St. Louis, MO) -- At least three people are dead and two are in very critical condition after a boiler explosion in St. Louis. Fire Chief Dennis Jen...

St. Louis Explosion Reportedly Kills At Least 1 (St. Louis, MO) -- Emergency crews and investigators are on the scene of a deadly explosion in an industrial area of downtown St. Louis. Initial informa...

Cubs And Cards Renew Rivalry On Opening Day (St. Louis, MO) -- The I-55 Rivalry is going to be great this year. The Cubs and Cardinals squared-off last night for Opening Day in St. Louis. After fallin...

Illinois' Other Universities Not Impressed With U Of I Ask (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers aren't the only ones who are less than thrilled with the University of Illinois' special budget reque...

The Cumberland FFA chapter will have a blood drive at the high school April 4th from 1:30-6:30 p.m. Help the kids reach their goal of 80 pints. The drive is open to the public.

The Charleston Carnegie Public Library's Astronomy Night will meet on Tuesday, April 4th at 8:00 p.m. in the Library parking lot, if the sky is clear. Telescopes will be set up, but if you have your o...

The Mobile Vet Center will be at the Mattoon VFW Friday, April 7th from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Veterans are encouraged to stop by and discuss available services and benefits. The Mobile Vet Center als...

The Salvation Army will host their annual Cinderella Closet on Saturday, April 8th from 9 to 3. FREE formal dresses are available to any high school girl needing a dress for Prom. Cinderella's closet ...

After having taught at Eastern Illinois University for nearly 40 years, Andrew McNitt found it increasingly difficult to settle into retirement and blindly accept whatever negative consequences the st...

A new bill could expand the rights of people using crossbows to hunt deer. Currently, law only allows people 62 and older with a permit to hunt with a crossbow, but the new law would include people of...