Category Archives: Weekends on WMCI

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY... At 724 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lawrenceville, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60...

The IHSA football advisory committee has a plan to change the playoffs. Teams now qualify by earning five regular-season victories, but the committee is offering a plan that calls for teams to be assi...

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Lawrence County in southeastern Illinois... Southern Crawford County in east central Illinois... Southe...

Quincy, IL - Illinois State Police (ISP) is seeking the public's assistance with locating 69-year-old Mary Lou Anderson. She is a white female with brown hair and blue eyes, standing 5'04", and weighi...

EFFINGHAM - Illinois State Police (ISP) District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announces the ISP will conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) in Lawrence, Richland, Fayette and Ma...

SPRINGFIELD - Proving that family treasures can also be historical treasures, an Indiana couple has given the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum documents in which Lincoln permitted a mot...

Effingham, Illinois - The Illinois Department of Transportation (Region 4/District 7) cautions motorists that the yearly maintenance striping operations will begin on State highways on Monday, May 7, ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   May 1, 2018   MATTOON - An expanding, reworked local history room, a milestone anniversary for a long-time industry and first floor reading area upgrades are the focu...

Boy Scouts Get A Name Change To Include Girls (Irving, TX) -- The Boy Scouts of America is changing the name of its flagship program. The name "Boy Scouts" will become "Scouts BSA" in February of next...

Entries are being accepted for the Junior Miss and Miss Shelby County pageants. Junior contestants need to be between 11 and 14, and have completed 6th, 7th or 8th grade. The Miss Shelby County contes...