Category Archives: Weekends on WMCI

SPRINGFIELD, IL - A unique blend of alternative rock, reggae, hip hop and funk will invade the grandstand stage at the 2018 Illinois State Fair when the band 311 and The Offspring take to the stage. B...

Springfield Police Look For Shooting Suspects (Springfield, IL) -- Springfield Police are trying to sort-out how a fight over shoes ended with a shooting. Police say it happened yesterday morning on t...

Illinois Lawmakers Return To Capitol This Week (Springfield, IL) -- The push toward a state budget begins in Springfield this week. Illinois lawmakers are due back at the Capitol today to finish their...

District officials were made aware this morning that law enforcement officials were investigating a social media post that may or may not have been related to Charleston High School. As a precaution, ...

ERBA Head Start is a free preschool program and will be taking application for the 2018-2019 school year on April 12 from noon to 4pm at ERBA in Greenup, 400 W. Pleasant. Any interested parent please ...

Cinderella's Closet will be open at the Salvation Army in Mattoon this Wednesday (4/11) through Friday from 3:00-7:00 p.m., and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., offering free prom dresses to tho...

(Hempstead, NY) -- Over 20 people in New York are receiving medical treatment after their bus struck an overpass Sunday night. The level of injuries has not been made public, but police say 24 were hu...

(Damascus) -- U.S. military officials are denying that the U.S. was behind an apparent airstrike on a military airbase in Syria. Multiple reports citing Syrian state media say there were several explo...

(Lund, Sweden) -- New research suggests some birds can actually physically see magnetic fields. Birds use magnetism to navigate, especially in massive migrations over thousands of miles. Scientists in...

(Arlington, VA) -- More people would rather take a pill or have a daily cup of tea rather than exercise to fight high blood pressure. According to the American Heart Association, 79 percent of people ...