REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) With an expansive high pressure sitting over the Upper Midwest today, our downstate weather will include a dry sky and some sunshine with clouds mixed in at times. This […]
LOCAL ACTIVITIES LATER THIS WEEK
(OLNEY) While the 2025 Olney Arts Council’s Fall Festival is not until Saturday, September 27th, five weeks from this coming Saturday, those interested in having a booth set up at […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Two former U.S. Cabinet members have launched a new effort to stop Illinois politicians from drawing their own legislative districts. Co-chairs of the Fair Maps Illinois coalition, Bill Daley […]
REGIONAL NEWS FOR WEDNESDAY
(FLORA) The Clay County Health Department has announced that it collected a West Nile virus positive mosquito sample yesterday in Louisville, the first such positive collection in Clay County this […]
DOWNSTATE FIELD DAY THURSDAY EVENING
(BLOOMINGTON) The Illinois Farm Bureau will help sponsor an area Nutrient Stewardship Field Day coming up tomorrow evening from 5:00 to 7:00 in Wayne County. Featured will be the Nutrient […]
REGIONAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As a weak cold front moved through our downstate area late yesterday afternoon, there were some showers and thunderstorms that dropped anywhere from a few sprinkles to one to […]
COMMUNITY FALL CLASSES AVAILABLE AT OCC
(OLNEY) Olney Central College invites community members to expand their skills and explore their passions this fall through a wide variety of Community Education classes which are set to begin […]
TRAIN DERAILMENT INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
(MT. CARMEL) In a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board, it appears a faulty spring switch may have caused the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in Wabash […]
NEWS FROM AROUND ILLINOIS
(SPRINGFIELD) Energy prices and clean energy policy took center stage during a Senate Energy & Public Utilities Committee hearing yesterday in Springfield. While lawmakers sparred over rising summer energy bills […]
USDA ILLINOIS CROP PROGRESS REPORT
(SPRINGFIELD) In yesterday’s (8/18/25) USDA Illinois Crop Progress Report, the statewide average temperature last week was 79.1 degrees, 5.4 degrees above normal. Illinois’ precipitation averaged 0.91 inches last week, just […]