Category Archives: Weekends on WMCI

From ABC News, an explosion took place in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood, injuring at least 29 people. The explosion was reported just before 9:00 pm on 23rd Street, between Sixth and Seventh av...

From WCIA, a case of the West Nile virus has been confirmed in Vermilion County. It was found in a dead crow in Westvill, IL. The virus, which has already been found in 45 counties in Illinois this ye...

According to WCIA online, Illinois has seen for the fourth month in a row the drop in unemployment rates. However it is mostly due to people losing jobs than getting jobs. The Department of Employment...

According to the Illinois Lottery, last night a winning ticket was sold in Illinois at a BP gas station in Tuscola, IL. The quick pick ticket sold on 1000 East Southline Road in Tuscola got to match a...

Cool event coming up this week in Charleston, you can enjoy lunch ,and a free concert on the Square! Square restaurants will be selling "Brown Bag" lunches!   At the square in Charleston on Tuesd...

Mattoon Middle School softball versus Effingham has been postponed due to the weather. It will now be played on Monday at 4:30 in Paris versus Effingham.

There's an on-going investigation in Terre Haute as a 15 year old girl was a victim of hit and run. A witness told police a black Ford pickup truck hit the girl at the intersection of Old Maple Avenue...

A battle between 2-1 teams in the Central Illinois Conference took place Friday night as Warrensburg-Latham and Sullivan/Okaw Valley met up. It was not much of a battle in the second half, but a lot o...

Tuscola and Shelbyville have combined to win five out of six total games to open up the season and the two met Friday night to open up Central Illinois Conference play. Tuscola, whose lowest scoring g...

The Coles County Public Health Department will be offering a walk-in flu shot clinic at the LifeSpan Center on October 18th from 9am to noon. The cost of the vaccine is $45.00 for adults 65 and older,...