Category Archives: Local News

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Illinois has announced the successful results of "Operation Safe Christmas," a coordinated fugitive roundup that resulted in 63 arrests and the ...

(Photo credit: McLeansboro PD) A man wanted on a Kentucky arrest warrant was taken into custody late last Wednesday following a welfare check in McLeansboro, according to police. The McLeansboro Polic...

The National Weather Service reports that a notable warm-up is on the way over the next couple of days. High pressure will gradually move off to our east, making way for warmer and more humid southerl...

Illinois High School Association member schools have approved all 12 proposed by-law amendments following the conclusion of the annual all-school referendum, IHSA officials announced Tuesday. Voting w...

(Pictured L to R: Front Jaden Evans, Lexie Rivera, Bristol Duncan, Sydney Williams, Cheyenne Duncan, Keyleigh Wood Back Gus Bishop, Erik Wallace, Kayden Alexander, Eli Garrett, Grant Doelling, Levi Gi...

Beginning next Monday, December 22nd, Gateway Regional Water Company will switch back from a free chlorine residual to its normal chloramines residual as the primary water disinfectant. Customers with...

Hunters across Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 81,225 deer during the seven-day 2025 Illinois firearm deer season, which concluded December 7th, according to figures released by state wildli...

Get Covered Illinois has announced that Illinois residents now have until December 31st to enroll in health insurance coverage that will begin January 1st. State officials say the deadline extension c...

AT&T has announced plans to end its traditional landline phone service in Illinois, shifting customers to a digital home phone system over the next two years. The transition will see customers gra...

The Fairfield Grade School District Board of Education met Monday night, with Superintendent Kristina Gardner providing several key reports and updates. The district has received 43% of its revenue an...