Category Archives: Weekends on WMCI

Ritz Issues Voluntary Recall Over Possible Salmonella Contamination (East Hanover, NJ) -- The company which owns Ritz crackers is issuing a recall over possible Salmonella contamination. Mondelez Glob...

REO Speedwagon Voted Illinois' Top Band (Springfield, IL) -- A band from the 1980s is Illinois' best. The state's bicentennial best-of voters have chosen REO Speedwagon as the state's best band of the...

Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs To Nearly $500-Million (Undated) -- The Mega Millions jackpot is soaring to nearly 500-million dollars. The winner will be entitled to at least 493-million dollars or a ca...

(Los Angeles, CA) -- A sequel based on a 1980s television series is this week's top movie in the U.S. and Canada. "The Equalizer 2" starring Denzel Washington earned nearly 36-million-dollars in its f...

(Scotland) -- Hundreds of golden retrievers joined in celebrating the 150th anniversary of their existence. More than 360 golden retrievers and their humans from all over the world met in Scotland las...

Parking permits for Eastern's campus will go on sale starting August 1. According to the Eastern Illinois University Police Department, you can purchase those permits at https://eiuparking.t2hosted.co...

The Mattoon vs. Danville Gold American Legion baseball game has been postponed until 5 p.m. Monday. It will still air on Victory 103.9.

The American Legion Mattoon vs. Danville Gold baseball game will that was supposed to start at 1 p.m. today (Sunday) on Victory 103.9 has been delayed until further notice as a result of rain. The sto...

(London) -- The longtime CEO of Fiat Chrysler is stepping down due to health issues. The automaker announced that Sergio Marchionne [[ MARK-ee-OH-nee ]] is resigning after complications from recent su...

Sunday, July 22, 2018 On this day: Comedian and actor Orson Bean is 90. (Born 1928) He has appeared in several television series including "Normal, Ohio," "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," "Dr. Quinn, Med...