Category Archives: Local News

One person is dead in an officer-involved shooting on I-55 near Lexington, Illinois, in the central part of the state. According to media reports and the Illinois State Police, an investigation is und...

Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky are still keeping an eye on a possibility of strong and severe weather in the region for next week. Forecasters say Tuesday into Wednes...

Police in White County investigated a couple of incidents Friday. According to information from our sister information WRUL, 27 year old Matthew Webb-Cramer was cited for criminal trespass to real pro...

Wayne County Republicans gathered last night at Willow Creek for their Lincoln Day Dinner. Attendees enjoyed a dinner, catered by Bare Bones BBQ (Matt Kinney). Candidates at the national, state and lo...

National Weather Service Officials are calling for a warmup with potential record highs Tuesday and Wednesday next week. Looking at the temperature readings for those days, weather service officials a...

Citizens National Bank of Albion is reporting that a 2nd round of fraudulent Internet banking text messages has just been reported. According to CNB Albion, the fraudulent message says, Citizens Natio...

West Salem Grade School parents are urged to pre-register children who will be attending kindergarten during the 2024-2025 school year. This is for children who will be 5 years of age prior to, or on,...

Sparklight, a leading broadband communications provider, invites schools and organizations serving K-12 students to enter its 6th annual "Dream Bigger" contest for the opportunity to win $2,500 for th...

Illinois lawmakers are considering the legalization of psilocybin [[ sai-luh-SAI-bn ]]mushrooms for medicinal use in the state. State Senator Rachel Ventura introduced the bill, pointing to research s...

Reviews of Governor J.B. Pritzker’s budget plan for Illinois are split along party lines. Democratic State Senator Dave Koehler supports the governor’s idea of increasing consumer protecti...