TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO APPLY

(SPRINGFIELD) Applications remain open, but only for two more days, for FarmPath, a free, national program for up to 300 aspiring and beginning farmers to build skills, make connections, and […]

FIRST EVER IECC DISTRICTWIDE “DAY OF GIVING”

(OLNEY) The IECC District’s first-ever coordinated “Day of Giving” is set for tomorrow, March 31st, bringing together the four campuses in Olney, Fairfield, Mt. Carmel, and Robinson to support student […]

WATER OUTAGE IN NEWTON……..THEN BOIL ORDER

(NEWTON) The City of Newton has announced a scheduled water outage this Monday morning, running from 9:00 to approximately 1:00 or 2:00 this afternoon. The areas affected includes : Once […]

NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Silver Cross Hospital in upstate Illinois violated federal law by failing to provide an employee’s reasonable request for a religious exemption from […]

SUNDAY EVENING WRECK CLAIMS TEENAGER’S LIFE

(EFFINGHAM) The investigation is continuing into a two vehicle traffic crash last evening that claimed the life of a Wayne County teenager. The Illinois State Police and Clay County Coroner […]

REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) After a dry weekend and a warming trend in effect from Saturday through early this morning, our downstate area dry weather conditions will change this week with periods of […]

USDA HOGS AND PIGS REPORT

(SPRINGFIELD) The U.S. inventory of hogs and pigs as of March 1st was 74.3 million head, according to USDA’s latest quarterly report released yesterday. While the total was up slightly […]

NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS

(SPRINGFIELD) Gun rights advocates in Illinois have been raising alarms over a pair of State House proposals that would affect gun owners throughout the state. House Bill 43 is legislation […]

REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) With the cold front moving through last night through early this morning, our rain chances will eventually end this morning with dry conditions expected this afternoon. A strong north […]

REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

(OLNEY/NEWTON) With an approaching frontal boundary bringing us rain later tonight through tomorrow morning, we’ll have our warmest day of the week on this final Thursday in March with near […]