Category Archives: Weekends on WMCI

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2008 MATTOON - Renowned classical guitarist Peter Fletcher will be performing a free concert at 7 p.m. Friday (April 20, 2018) on the first floor of the Mattoon Public ...

The Cumberland County Fair is happy to announce that Dylan Scott will play August 10th, with special guest, J.D. Shelburne. J.D. will play at 7pm followed by Dylan at 8pm. Ticket on-sale date to be an...

The Illinois Department of Transportation is working on I-57, near the overpass at Township Road 157D north of Arcola. One lane will be closed in each direction during construction. Delays should be e...

(Boston, MA) -- Today marks five years since the deadly Boston Marathon bombings that left three people dead and hundreds of others injured. The anniversary is dubbed "One Boston Day," and has become ...

(Houston, TX) -- Former First Lady Barbara Bush is reportedly in failing health. CNN reports the 92-year-old has been in and out of the hospital battling COPD and congestive heart failure. She has rep...

A freeze warning will be in effect from 1:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. tomorrow, April 16th for Cumberland, Clark, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Crawford, Clay, Richland, and Lawrence Counties. Freezing conditi...

(Arlington, VA) -- Radio host Art Bell is dead at the age of 72. Bell founded and hosted "Coast to Coast AM," which looked into conspiracy theories and paranormal events. It was a nationally syndicate...

Over 200 million eggs are being recalled over salmonella fears. Indiana-based Rose Acre Farms issued a recall on the eggs in connection to 22 cases of salmonella reported on the East Coast. The Food a...

Philadelphia's police commissioner is defending the arrest of two black men at a Starbucks saying his officers "did absolutely nothing wrong." Police Commissioner Richard Ross said his officers were r...

The threat of wildfires remains high in Oklahoma and Texas today. Fires in Oklahoma have been burning for several days, scorching more than 350-thousand acres and forcing entire towns to evacuate. The...