Category Archives: Weekends on WMCI

Thousands Of Identities And Personal Information Published In FBI-Linked Hack
The identities and personal information of thousands of people have been published online following an FBI-linked breach. The names, jobs and email addresses of over 23-thousand people were released l...
Apr 14, 2019
Accepting entries for the 2019 Congressional Art Competition
Congressman John Shimkus is accepting entries for the 2019 Congressional Art Competition. The contest is open to high school students in the 15th Congressional District of IL. Entries are due by May 1...
Apr 14, 2019

Public Health Officials Warning about Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Pre-cut Melon
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is working with local health departments, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Apr 13, 2019

Australian City Sets World Record For Most Nationalities In A Drum Circle
An Australian city is setting a Guinness World Record for having the most nationalities represented in a drum circle. The city of Stirling gathered people from 77 different countries to take part in t...
Apr 13, 2019
April Fisher All-Star Benefit Bash
The April Fisher All-Star Benefit Bash will be held at Jackpot Joe's in Mattoon on April 27th. They'll have live music from 11am to 1am,food vendors,silent auction and more. If you would like to make ...
Apr 13, 2019

Thousands Of Central American Children To Be Reunited With Parents
(Undated) -- About 27-hundred children living in Central America will be reunited with their parents in the United States after a court settlement with the Trump administration. According to court doc...
Apr 13, 2019

IRS Scams As Tax Deadline Nears
(Undated) -- As April 15th, the tax deadline nears, experts say scammers will try to "use that post-tax-day period to take advantage of taxpayers' anxiety." The FTC warns that most scammers either pre...
Apr 13, 2019

Jussie Smollett Sued By City Of Chicago
(Chicago, IL) -- The City of Chicago is filing a lawsuit against Empire actor Jussie Smollett over his claims he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack. The city had threatened the lawsuit i...
MyRadioLink Apr 12, 2019

Blake Shelton Says ETC Has Passed Away
According to Blake Shelton, country music singer Earl Thomas Conley has died. Shelton posted to his Facebook page that "his heart is absolutely destroyed" and that "Earl was my all time favorite count...
Renee Fonner Apr 10, 2019 tiffany terry / CC

Win Tickets to See Tanya Tucker
The one and only Tanya Tucker is coming to the Effingham Performance Center this Saturday, and we have your free tickets! Listen for Tanya's classic, "San Antonio Stroll" tomorrow morning (April 11, 2...
Renee Fonner Apr 10, 2019


