Category Archives: Weekends on WMCI

UPDATED: According to the Illinois State Police, one lane of traffic on I-57 is now open between Salem exit 116 and exit 109. According to the Illinois State Police at 1:40pm, Thursday, September 6, d...

Burt Reynolds Dead (Undated) -- Actor Burt Reynolds is dead at the age of 82. Us Weekly says Reynolds went into cardiac arrest at a hospital in Florida today and died with his family by his side. Reyn...

Coles County Habitat for Humanity's annual "Habitaste" will be held September 27th at Unique Suites in Charleston. The evening includes wine, exotic beers, hors d'oeuvres, and live and silent auctions...

FDA Warns People Not To Eat Honey Smacks Cereal (Atlanta, GA) -- The FDA has taken to Twitter to warn people not to eat Honey Smacks. It says the popular Kellogg's cereal has been linked to 130 confir...

The 70th annual Clark County 4-H barbeque will be held this Saturday (9/8) from 11:00-7:00 at the Martinsville firehouse. Adult meals are $8.00 in advance, and $4.00 for kids aged 1-7. Carry-out and d...

(Seattle, WA) -- It didn't take long for Amazon to join Apple as the only trillion-dollar companies. The online retailer's stock rose two percent today to reach the two-thousand dollars per share pric...

The Watson Fire Protection District will host its annual breakfast on September 29th. It's all-you-can-eat pancakes, rope sausage and biscuits and gravy from 5:30 to 10:00 a.m. Meals are $6.00 for adu...

Walt Disney Named Illinois' Top Entertainer (Springfield, IL) -- Sorry Oprah, the man who created Mickey Mouse is Illinois' best entertainer of the past two centuries. The folks at IllinoisTop200.com ...

Girl Scout recruitment will be held at the Municipal Building in Neoga tomorrow (9/5) from 5:00-7:00 p.m. All young ladies interested in joining are encouraged to attend. Recruitment will also be held...

Pediatricians Recommend Flu Shots For All Kids 6 Months And Up (Undated) -- Doctors who treat children say all kids age six months and up should get flu shots as soon as possible. The American Academy...