Category Archives: Weekends on WMCI

This Saturday, October 28th, a benefit will be taking place at the Newton VFW for the family of Dennis Cornwell. Activities begin at 5:00 p.m. and include a meal, live music, a pool tournament, raffle...

(Undated) -- CVS Health is offering big bucks to buy insurerer Aetna. Multiple reports say CVS made an offer to Aetna of over 66-billion dollars. The deal would merge one of the country's largest phar...

Monroe Elementary School in Casey will host a Veterans' Day brunch on Friday, November 10th from 8:30-9:45 a.m. They'll start with a brief ceremony around the flagpole and then head inside to enjoy th...

Blue Madness returns to EIU's Lantz Arena Monday (10/30) This free event will include trick-or-treating for kids, a costume parade, bounce houses, games, and a chance to shoot hoops with Panther baske...

Youth hitting and pitching camps are coming to EIU next month. Hitting camp for first through eighth graders will be November 18th and 19th from 9:00-Noon. Cost is $90. Pitching camp will be November ...

This Saturday (10/28) is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, with local law enforcement. You can turn in your unused or expired prescription medicine for safe disposal, no questions asked, from ...

Charleston Middle School will honor the life of Norah Hadley, who died over the weekend. Tonight's (October 26) girls' basketball game will be a "teal out," in honor of her favorite color. You're aske...

This Friday night, October 27th visit the American Legion in Mattoon for the Mattoon Fire Department's annual Halloween Costume Party to benefit Operation Sleighride. The Halloween fun gets started at...

UPDATED: Reaction Coming In On The Death Of Music Legend Fats Domino (New Orleans, LA) -- The music world is saying "Aint That a Shame," now that Fats Domino is dead at the age of 89. Domino was known...

According to an email from the Illinois State Police at 4pm, on Tuesday, October 24, 2017: Troopers are on the scene of the rollover crash with a truck and trailer on I-72 W/B ramp to I-57 S/B. There ...