Category Archives: Local News

Officials in White County are set to host a Town Hall Meeting Tomorrow Evening about the 2nd amendment and the new gun laws that take effect on Monday, January 1st. That meeting will take place from 6...

A host of new laws takes effect January first in Illinois — including one that bans anyone from driving while they’re on a Zoom video call. Also beginning January first, almost all Illinoi...

A suspect is in jail in Mount Vernon following a shooting late Christmas eve. City officials say a suspect shot another person on South Ninth Street shortly after midnight Christmas Eve. The suspect i...

Are you Wondering what to do with your traditional Christmas tree after the holidays? You can Donate it back to the Earth by recycling your tree at the Clay County Health Department's 16th Annual Chri...

On Saturday, January 6th, the Fairfield Lions Club will be collecting Christmas lights that no longer work. The collection site will be at the west side of the Cornerstone Community Church located at ...

A new law that takes effect in Illinois January first, is aimed at preventing so-called food deserts in areas where residents have to travel for miles to find a grocery store. It’s estimated mor...

The Illinois State Police and Illinois Department of Transportation are joining efforts with over 200 law enforcement agencies in the state for the annual "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign thr...

Residents in the Salem, Illinois area are being warned by their police department of a scam affecting them. The police department says its received several calls from individuals and businesses of a p...

It is looking like the southeastern Illinois region will be seeing a wet Christmas instead of a white one this year. The current weather forecast is calling for a pretty good chance of rain in the are...

Several area fire departments were called to Continental Tire in Mt. Vernon, IL Friday morning after it was reported there was a fire on the roof of one of the company’s buildings. Reports out o...