Category Archives: Weekends on WMCI

Former MLB Player Bill Buckner Dies After Battle With Dementia
URGENT >>Former MLB Player Bill Buckner Dies After Battle With Dementia (Undated) -- Former Major League Baseball player Bill Buckner has died at the age of 69 after a battle with dementia. Buck...
May 27, 2019

Simon Pagenaud Wins Indianapolis 500
Simon Pagenaud Wins Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis, IN) -- Simon Pagenaud [[ PAJ-eh-NOW ]] is the winner of the 103rd Indy 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It's his first career Indy 500 victor...
May 26, 2019

Hall Of Fame Quarterback Bart Starr Dies
Former Green Bay Packers quarterback, coach and NFL Hall of Famer Bart Starr is dead at the age of 85. Starr's family issued a statement announcing his death this morning. Starr passed away in Birming...
May 26, 2019

72 Jailed in Underage Drinking Party in Edgar County
After receiving a report of vehicles block a road south of Vermillion, the Edgar County Sheriff's Office discovered a large underage drinking party. 72 people were taken by bus to jail. In addition, t...
May 25, 2019

Lerna Man Injured in Accident
According to the Illinois State Police, 64-year-old Lawrence R. Gregory was southbound on Route 45 in Cumberland County at 2:39 this morning when his motorcycle left the roadway and came to a rest in ...
May 25, 2019

First Neighbor Bank Scoreboard: 5-25-19
Playoff Baseball: Mattoon 1, Effingham 5 FINAL Playoff Softball: Charleston 11, Mahomet-Seymour 5 FINAL
May 25, 2019

Don Williams: Music & Memories Of The Gentle Giant' Touring Production Set To Premiere With Nashville Symphony
For Immediate Release 'Don Williams: Music & Memories Of The Gentle Giant' Touring Production Set To Premiere With Nashville Symphony At Schermerhorn Oct. 31 - Nov. 2 NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Spanning m...
Renee Fonner May 21, 2019 Starting October 31, Don Williams: Music & Memories of The Gentle Giant takes residency at Nashville’s famed Schermerhorn Symphony Center for three nights of reflection of the Country Music Hall of Fame member’s music, accompanied by the Nashville Symphony, with Keith Urban serving as the show’s curator. Photo submitted by 2911 Media.

Koepka survives Bethpage Black to win PGA Championship
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) Brooks Koepka took his place in PGA Championship history with a victory, minus the style points. In a raging wind that turned Bethpage Black into a beast, Koepka lost all but on...
May 19, 2019

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Coles County in east central Illinois... Southern Edgar County in east central Illinois... Northe...
May 19, 2019

Vienna Beef Ltd. Recalls Beef Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Vienna Beef Ltd., a Chicago, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 2,030 pounds of beef frank links products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically metal.
May 18, 2019


