Category Archives: Weekends on WMCI

(undated) -- A new album is coming out by the late Joe Strummer of the Clash. The 32-track double album, "Joe Strummer 001," will feature rare tracks from the 70s and 80s, and 12 previously-unreleased...

Forecasters says the Fourth of July heat wave could be dangerous. Large parts of the country will be sweltering with thick humidity and temperatures near and above 100 degrees over the holidays. A hea...

(Mexico City) -- Voters in Mexico head to the polls tomorrow. The national election is expected to swing Mexico sharply to the left. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is expected to replace Enrique Pena Nie...

Grimes Field: Moultrie-Douglas 3 vs. Piatt County 2 Crawfordsville 5 vs. Lincoln 3 Mattoon 5 vs. Charleston 1 Danville Gold 3 vs. Effingham 1 Decatur 2 vs. Danville Blue 0 T-Town 5 vs. Mattoon 2 Lake ...

SPRINGFIELD - With hot weather with high humidity forecasted for the next several days, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Nirav D. Shah, M.D. is reminding people about the importance of st...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ANNOUNCE THE USE OF ROADSIDE SAFETY CHECKS EFFINGHAM - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the ISP will cond...

Hall of Fame nominations for the Mattoon Letterman's Club are due by July 24th. Nominees must have been graduated from Mattoon High School for at least 10-years and have lettered in a varsity sport. N...

Applications for free school supplies through Effingham County FISH are due by July 31st. The program is open to kids entering kindergarten through 8th grade. Applications are available at the FISH Se...

SPRINGFIELD, IL, Friday, June 29, 2018-The Fourth of July holiday will soon be here and many of us will enjoy the outdoors, watch fireworks or host a family picnic. The American Red Cross wants everyo...

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY for:   Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaig...